Da Cang night watchman

Chapter 815

Mr Prime Minister...

Princess Yufeng's heart beats lightly...

Today, my elder brother met with him in the west building, talking and laughing, the political situation of Da Cang has changed drastically, and now it is finally the core figure, how will Prime Minister Lu Tiancong be arranged.

"Say it!" Facing this problem, Ji Guang kicked the ball to Lin Su's feet again.

Lin Su did not refuse: "Lu Tiancong, I have already said that he is not worthy of the position. It is not appropriate to beat him to death for the immediate plan. Let him abdicate for the virtuous, and let Chen Geng give him the green light. Allow him to enter White Deer Academy!"

White Deer Academy!

Ji Guang thought about the name in his heart, and he had some other thoughts. The Zhizhi Hall of Bailu Academy was the former nest of Yinlong, and there were ten or eight elders in it. The remaining dozen or so people did not stand in line in the battle of the royal family. You survived, but it is still an unstable factor. When these elders huddled in Zhizhitang, at a loss, you suddenly beat Lu Tiancong into this group, what are you worried about?

Looking for an opportunity to take them all together?
These thoughts slipped from his mind, Ji Guang said: "Then, who will be the new Prime Minister?"

"Your Majesty already has a suitable candidate?" Lin Su asked with a smile.

There was something strange in Ji Guang's eyes: "My most suitable candidate has always been you! You are here..."

"Stop!" Lin Su said: "You once said at the most desperate time that there is one person in the court that you can trust, why? Now, you don't dare to trust him?"

"How could it be? Zhou Zhang has always been one of the people I trust the most. It's not that I don't dare to trust him. It's just that the position of prime minister is related to the country's economy and people's livelihood. I think he may not be able to do it."

Understand, ability is a problem, not an attitude problem...

Lin Su smiled and said, "I can give you a few suggestions about governing the country. As long as you follow this, it will not be so difficult for Da Cang to govern!"

Ji Guang's eyes brightened: "My emperor is finally willing to give advice? That's great. Just let Lin Sanlang speak, and I'm all ears to listen to good strategies for governing the world!"

Lin Su said: "Don't have too high expectations. Due to various conditions at present, I am not a god. It is impossible to make your country perfect, but we must thank Ji Shang. He made the big sky so smoky. As long as a normal person sits on the throne, Da Cang Jiangshan can take on a new look. This is the benefit of a poor foundation. Whatever you do, you won’t be worse than him anyway..."

For a moment, Ji Guang didn't know how to answer.

Da Cang was messed up, so he thanked Ji Shang instead. He really didn't know if Ji Shang would be pissed off if he heard this...

Forget it, listen to good policy!
"To govern a country, the twelve characters are the guiding principles. Without agriculture, there is no stability, without business, there is no wealth, and without soldiers, there is no security. Therefore, my suggestions are only three!"

"Without agriculture there is no stability, without business there is no wealth, without soldiers there is no security! Wonderful!" Ji Guang praised the case, "Brother, please elaborate!"

Lin Su stretched out his first finger: "The first point is to use the power of one country to build farmland water conservancy. The magic tool of cement will be promoted to the whole country, and all the new farm tools on the Haining River Beach will also be promoted to the whole country."

Ji Guang smiled: "Actually, I have thought about this point. People in the world are not convinced of cement. It is due to Ji Shang's careful thinking, and also due to the malicious stigmatization of court officials. I live in Meiling, how can I I don’t know how convenient this magical tool is to use in farmland water conservancy and city construction? To tell you the truth, I have sent [-] teams to investigate across the country. According to the current feedback, the materials needed for cement production have already been found on dozens of hilltops. If you find it, you only need to be guided by the masters in the brother cement factory, and it will be fully rolled out. When the people all over the world are truly freed from the annual floods, and when the farmlands all over the world have water to irrigate, cement will benefit the whole people. Today, let's see what people who hold the theory of 'demonic law' have anything else to say?"

Lin Su made cement that day, and suffered from the "monster theory", which is still used by some people to this day.

Ji Guang felt the same way, he wanted to use the supreme power of the court to crush such rumors, and now he also has this power.

The promotion of cement is of great benefit to the country and the people, and to him, it is also a cleansing of the roots, so he is very active in this matter.

Lin Su said: "Farmland irrigation benefits the whole country, and the whole country will definitely welcome it. However, my second suggestion will touch the interests of those in power."

Ji Guang's heart skipped a beat: "Come on, brother!"

Lin Su said: "The second suggestion is to reform the tax system! The current tax system in Dacang is the root cause of the people's livelihood, and it is also the key to the emptiness of your treasury. It must be changed! And it must be thorough!"

The Great Cang tax system is a bit... weird!
The operation method of the Dacang Dynasty's household department is a bit "Buddhist" and a bit "bold". It issues tax instructions to the states every year. As long as you hand in real money, your state will pass the customs. As for where your tax comes from , That's your state officials and the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers!
What are the consequences of this tax system?
States go up and down.

The state issues targets to the government.

The government issues indicators to the counties.

The county has no place to set the quota, so it sets the tax items indiscriminately, digs three feet under the banner of the imperial grain and national tax, and lists all kinds of tax items. What should the people do?Two words: hold on!Four words: The people live in dire straits!
If the big system of tax policy is thick, there is another place that is fine.

That is, the tax cuts are very detailed.

In order to reflect the respect of literature and morality, the scholar himself does not collect taxes, the three generations of Juren’s lineage do not collect taxes, and the Confucian family does not collect taxes...

In order to reflect the law of the dynasty, the royal clan does not levy taxes...

In order to reflect the great grace of the emperor, the royal family can directly exempt people from taxes...

In order to show the importance attached to other Taoisms, Buddhist temples and Taoist real estates are not taxed at all...

In order to demonstrate local governance, local officials can occasionally open a mouth. A certain squire has blessed his homeland for many years and exempted him from taxes for one or two years...

This exemption and that exemption, each exemption is supported by the most reasonable words of the Holy Way, and it is still high-sounding when it is said, but what should the country do?A large group of officials need to eat, drink, and serve, and the army needs funds to defend the border. Where does the money come from?
Only those at the bottom, ordinary people who have no literary name, no ancestral seal, can't get close to the royal family, and can't get amnesty from officials.

The most ironic thing is that these people just don't have the ability to pay taxes.

Ji Guang lived in Meiling for eight years, did he not know this situation?

Among the refugees from all over the country under Meiling, who was not forced to go to another place like this?
Walking in Meiling for eight years, in exchange for his empathy for the people, but he also knows that this tax system involves too many things, and each of them cannot be moved lightly. Lin Su pointed out that it represents the superiority of the ruling class. The tax system, the impact will be subversive.

"Brother, the tax system reform, in fact, the father also wanted to move, but... Some people even said that the real reason why the father was attacked by Ji Shang in the past was because he touched this line. Ji Shang easily won the support of a large number of court officials. , and even got the support of Wen Dao, so it can be done so easily..."

It's a secret.

It was Zhou Zhang who told Ji Guang recently.

That day when the royal father saw that the national treasury was empty, he wanted to move the tax system. At that time, he raised his mouth in a small court meeting, but there was no follow-up. Even such a small mention was still seized by Ji Shang with ulterior motives. The senior officials communicated with the four pillars representing the capital's Wendao.

Tell them that His Majesty intends to revoke your tax exemption right now.

Whether it is a court official or a scholar, they are all privileged classes!

They themselves are the vested interests of the tax exemption policy, so they will naturally oppose it. As soon as there are many people who oppose it, Ji Shang won the support of high-level officials, but the former emperor lost the support of high-level officials...

Revolution, it is easy to bring it to other people's head.

Everyone will worry about gains and losses if the leather is on their own head.

The same principle through the ages!
Lin Su slowly picked up the teacup: "Your Majesty, let's look at this west building. It is a hundred feet high and you can pick stars with your hands. However, if the foundation is not stable, no matter how beautiful the upper floor is, how can it stand?"

Ji Guang nodded: "The people are the basis, I understand, but brother, this matter is so difficult, you also need to have a prediction."

Lin Su said: "Is it difficult? Compared with His Majesty's Meiling uprising and going straight to the palace, so what? Compared with the flying dragon army marching three thousand miles north? Compared with the founding king of the past who entered Jianmen with his own strength , so what if we forcibly lay down a bright and clear sky?"

Ji Guang's heart boiled with enthusiasm: "Brother, I understand! When I, Ji Guang, was in Meiling, I was always thinking of making great achievements for the people. No matter how difficult this matter is, I will do it! Tell me how to do it!"

Lin Sudao: "It's actually quite simple to do. There are two major types of taxes, land tax and business tax. Every penny goes into the national treasury! The salaries of the government at all levels will be allocated by the Ministry of Households according to the standard. All kinds of privileges will be cancelled! All the various tax items formulated by the state governments at all levels will be cancelled! The tax system is clean and transparent, you know, Ministers must know, people know, and no changes are allowed midway.”

Ji Guang's heart was pounding: "All kinds of privileges? Cancel them all?"

"Yes! Start with me!" Lin Su said: "I am both a word-by-word king and a literary and moral scholar. My family's products are taxed according to the rate. Anyone else who wants to use literary and official seals to talk about things, Welcome to challenge me, Lin Su!"

"Okay! Another great cause for thousands of years is here!" Ji Guang said: "Brothers should have another national policy, let's talk about it together!"

Lin Su said: "The third thing is soldiers! There are 97 troops in Da Cang, and each state also has a state soldier. The total number of soldiers totals more than 2000 million. Your Majesty feels that this [-] million army is very important for protecting the country and the people. How effective is it?"

Ji Guangdao: "The four major frontier armies have really played a role in protecting the environment and the people, especially Li Xiaotian's Flying Dragon Army, which has made great achievements in expanding the territory."

"However, Li Xiaotian's flying dragon army only has 10 people!"

"what do you mean……"

"Soldiers are not many, but fine! One hundred thousand elite soldiers can defeat a million-strong army, and the Great Cang's army is more than [-] million. The number is scary, but how many are really useful troops? How many can be sent to the battlefield at critical moments?" How many? So my third national policy is to streamline the administration..."

Better soldiers and simpler administration...

The country retains six major military regions, the Northern Flying Dragon Corps, and Li Xiaotian is the commander.

The Cangshan Army in the south, the king of the south is the commander.

The southeast blood rain army, not avoiding suspicion, Lin Ying is the commander.

Du Cangqiong is the commander of the Great Fog Army in the west.

He Jin is the commander of the Central Plains Army.

Zhou Yuyu is the commander of the Royal Forest Army in the capital.

The six legions adopt the law of survival of the fittest, select the best seeds from the remaining armies, and form professional soldiers in the true sense of the Great Cang. The total number is controlled at around 300 million.

The remaining [-]% of the soldiers will be given sufficient resettlement fees, transferred back home, and enriched places...

The three national policies are shocking.

Ji Guang can be regarded as an enlightened king rarely seen in the past and present, and even a king who stayed in Meiling for eight years and stepped on the black soil with both feet, but he was still shocked by Lin Su's three strategies and was speechless for a long time.

After a long time, he slowly raised his head: "The first policy is to determine the people's livelihood, the second is to regulate taxation, and the third is to streamline the army and simplify administration. All the words of the national scholars are also pointing to the root of the disease. If this policy is really implemented, Da Cang's face will be completely new. Brother, starting from tomorrow, you and I will join hands to create this great era! But there will be wind and rain, there will be advances, there will be no retreats!"

"But there is wind and rain, there is no retreat!" Lin Su clapped his hands together, and lightly touched Ji Guang with the teacup in his hand, substituting tea for wine, and colluded in this situation.

Ge Xin looked at her husband with a gleam in her eyes.

Her mission in life is to help King Chen, and now that King Chen has ascended the throne, her mission seems to have been overfulfilled, but now she knows that there is still a more difficult battle waiting for her.

Conquering the world is easy, but ruling the world is difficult!
Now rule the world!

Princess Yufeng looked at Lin Su, her eyes were slightly excited and obsessed.

If she understood his three strategies just now, she wouldn't even understand them in the past, but now she understands, because she has become a person in the business world, and she will also be able to settle accounts...

She knew that Dacang's current land tax is only [-]% at most, and most of the rest are exempted from tax reasonably and legally under the cover of various privileges.

Even if the privileges are abolished, even if the land tax is reduced to one-third of the original amount, the total amount collected will still be higher than the original total amount.

Commercial tax, originally there was this name, and in the process of implementation in various places, there is no highest, only higher. Every time a merchant travels to a city, the tax has to be increased once, and the increase or decrease depends on the mood of the local officials. In that case , It seems that a large amount of tax has been collected from businessmen, but this tax has not entered the national treasury, and has been divided up by bureaucrats at all levels.

Lin Su came up with a commercial taxation plan, canceling road blocking fees and ride-hailing fees in various places, commercial taxation will be transparent, merchants will spend less, and treasury tax revenue can be doubled. More importantly, in this way, commercial vitality will definitely be stimulated. Those who do business have confidence in their hearts, can clearly determine their income and expenditure, and their business is stepping into normalization.

These two taxes are increased.

There is another one that saves expenditure, that is, streamlining the army and simplifying the administration. How much military expenditure can be saved by reducing the number of soldiers by [-]% at once?
Moreover, [-]% of the soldiers have to live when they return to the local area. The local labor force has increased significantly, adding fresh blood to the next national water conservancy project...

She knows all of this!

However, she also understands that to play such a big game of chess, whether it is the emperor brother or him, they all need to bear tremendous pressure.

Royal pressure.

ministerial pressure.

The pressure of an aristocratic family with all kinds of privileges.

There is even pressure from Wen Dao.

She could almost foresee that in the near future, countless scholars would stand up above Da Cang Wen Dao, accuse the Emperor Brother and Lin Su of disrespecting Wen Dao, and revoke the privileges of literati...

The crime of disrespect for literature and Taoism can be light or serious, the light ones will damage the reputation, and the serious ones can disturb the temple!
The storm has risen, and the storm is coming!
Xishan Bieyuan used to be a pure land in his capital, and it will be in the future too!
I am in this pure land, keeping a back garden for you!

Ji Guang got up: "Today for a while, I am determined. We will discuss the overall situation tomorrow. Today, I have something for you!"

"What?"

"Your palace is ready, with buildings, pavilions, servants and servants. The situation of Lin Sanlang's lack of housing in the capital has become history." Ji Guang smiled and said, "Let the commander-in-chief lead you there!"

Lin Su would not hesitate to accept this gift.

Because this is the royal statute, but the title of the king must be given to the mansion. He has been granted the title of the king for more than two months. But there are many royal properties, especially after Ji Shang's children were demoted to common people, all their palaces and properties were collected by the royal family, and Ji Guang still had sufficient resources.

These resources are a drop in the bucket for people's livelihood in the world, but it is more than enough to reward a few meritorious ministers.

He could imagine Ji Guang's grandeur, but his Prince Wen's Mansion still exceeded his expectations.

The size of this palace is unparalleled. It is located on the bank of the Liuxiang River where every inch of land is precious, covering an area of ​​tens of mu.

On the huge plaque, there are two different handwritings, the three big characters of King Wen's Mansion, the light of Wen Dao covering half of the city, each character is Zhang Juzheng's handwriting.

The emperor's seal is stamped below, and the light of the emperor's seal also permeates several streets.

This is what is so special about him as the King of Wen, the peak of the literary way, the peak of the official way.

Lin Su came with the commander of the Forbidden Palace, and Shan Jun, the head of the palace, greeted him at the gate of the palace. This style was almost no different from that of the emperor himself.

As soon as Lin Su arrived, the chief executive, Shanjun, came to see him with a big gift, and led Lin Su into the palace.

Stepping into the palace, it is magnificent.

The huge front yard is flat and solid, and the concierge and guards are all available.

There were a hundred people kneeling in the front yard to welcome the team, led by the butler of the palace. The butler was called Lin Ruoshui. ?”

The butler knelt down and replied: "The servant was surnamed Wang in the past. Since he is the steward of the palace, he naturally takes the surname of the prince."

Look, even the surname has been changed!

There are dozens of houses in the middle courtyard, nine curved corridors, and each one is exquisite.

What surprised Lin Su the most was the backyard.

In the backyard, strange flowers and plants are blooming, like a sea of ​​flowers, every flower, every stone, every building, all reflect the ultimate beauty, just like the Taoyuan painted by the Holy Family, and it is also strong In Taoyuan, the beauty in Taoyuan is a kind of artificial beauty, but the beauty of pavilions, terraces and pavilions, the beauty of flowers in full bloom is the beauty of nature.

Lin Su caressed a peony flower: "The flowers in this garden are mostly out of season flowers. Who has the skill to capture the changes of the four seasons?"

The flowers in the garden include rose, peony, winter jasmine, and even more than a dozen double-color plum blossoms. These flowers should bloom in different seasons of the year, but in his garden, they bloomed at the same time today.

The butler smiled: "There are two theories. One is that when the lord returns to the mansion today, a hundred flowers will bloom to honor the master. The second is that there is a wonderful person who has rejuvenated with a wonderful hand. Please look at the lord, it is this girl!"

Lin Su raised his eyes and stared at a beautiful woman under the plum tree in the depths of the garden. That beautiful woman also raised her head at this moment, and her pair of wonderful eyes touched Lin Su. Another flower is in full bloom, this flower is as tender as a narcissus, but three points more charming than a narcissus; as bright as a peach blossom, it is seven points more subtle than a peach blossom.

Lin Su felt a surge of waves in his heart, like a spring breeze passing over a long lake, he casually asked: "This woman must not be an ordinary servant, where did she come from?"

The housekeeper smiled and said: "My lord Huiyan, this girl's name is Qi Yanran, she is the top brand of Huayuxuan in the capital, she was born in Baihua Valley, the layout of the garden is wonderful, she is famous in the capital, and it is impossible for ordinary people to invite her, so the lord knows why this girl is willing. Become a gardener and live in the palace?"

Lin Su stroked his chin and smiled lightly: "Don't tell me, it's because I'm handsome."

The housekeeper smiled: "It's because of her family, the Qi family! She is the legitimate daughter of the Qi family in Lizhou."

Lin Su was slightly taken aback: "The Qi family in Lizhou? Is the Qi family the fish that slipped through the sword of the false emperor in the past?"

In the old case of Jiangdong in the past, there were seven people on the second-level mourning hall. Because the servant talked about the death of the first emperor and violated Ji Shang's taboo, five families were wiped out, and only two families were saved.

One is Qu Wendong's composer.

The second is the Qi family from Lizhou.

The way Qu Wendong saved his life was to pretend to be confused, and he resigned if he couldn't pretend anymore.

But the Qi family was more thorough, immediately resigned from all official positions, and retreated far away to the side of the west sea in Lizhou, not only did not set foot in officialdom, they even did not set foot in Wufeng City.

In this way, the two can be preserved.

However, the butcher's knife of the false emperor Ji Shang just didn't fall, and it didn't just take it away. Whether it was the Qu family or the Qi family, they could all feel the murderous aura of the butcher knife.

But now, with Lin Su's strike, Ji Shang directly tumbled from the Ninth Five-rank position, and the truth of Jiangdong's old case became known to the world, and it was no longer a taboo.

The long-lost blue sky finally appeared above the heads of the Qu family and the Qi family.

Therefore, Qi Yanran, the daughter of the Qi family, left Huayuxuan and voluntarily became the gardener of Lin Su's mansion, using her professional skills to repay Lin Su's kindness.

This is all the inside story that the butler told him.

Lin Su nodded lightly: "Okay, since there is such a relationship, it is naturally reliable. Where is my king's residence? Take me there to have a look."

His bedroom is naturally in the main house in the backyard, with a promenade in front, a small lake, and a river of spring water in the back: Liuxiang River.

Elegant and peerless.

He sat down on the platform outside the bedroom, and two beautiful maids came in, Yingying brought fragrant tea, the beauty of these maids was also extraordinary in the world, and they had obviously been trained in court etiquette, in fact, they were the best court ladies, Ge Xin personally selected for him.

When the two top court ladies entrusted them with refreshments, their hearts were quite agitated.

They finally saw the legendary prince with their own eyes.

Three points more handsome than they expected.

As soon as they got close to him, their hearts jumped...

Because they thought of the sister's blessing when they left the palace...

The sisters said that this legendary prince is different from anyone else. He likes women, and he doesn't care about their original identities.

Serving him is better than serving His Majesty...

Your Majesty is law-abiding, and generally would not attack court ladies, but he does not talk about these things, he will attack if he likes it...

So today they wore low-cut cuts, put on perfume, and faced him with the best side...

However, Lin Su's behavior was a little unexpected to them. After taking a sip of tea, he waved his hand lightly: "Let's all go out!"

Everyone quit.

The room is quiet!
A smile slowly appeared on Lin Su's face: "Come and see, is my king's bedroom still elegant?"

A voice sounded in the room: "Quoting your own words to answer... The bedroom is for sleeping! Not for viewing, your focus has never been on whether the style is elegant, anyway, the shitty things you do have nothing to do with elegance ..."

(End of this chapter)