Governor please stay

"Ah Cheng, that servant named Lan Jing beside you, send him back to Jiankang."

Gao Huan said with a sigh.

The thunderbolt on a sunny day!Gao Cheng originally thought that Gao Huan was asking him to discuss matters related to the rectification of the bureaucracy, but he didn't expect to talk about this!A fiery heart was drenched by ice water, cooling it down.

Every time he beat Lan Jing, it was as if he was slapping Liu Yishou. After the beating, the blind eye felt better.

"Father, why is this?"

Gao Cheng's whole body is not well!

"Liu Yishou is willing to use an equal weight of silver to redeem Lan Jing. The money has already been sent."

Gao Huan waved his hand and said, he had no idea what Gao Cheng was thinking.Liu Yishou sent someone to send a bunch of silver cakes that weighed the same as an adult, and he was very sincere after paying the money first.

The silver coin was tried for a year during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but it was abolished because of its poor effect, which was almost a flash in the pan.However, since the Han Dynasty, silver from the Western Regions has flowed into the Central Plains almost continuously. There are silver in various shapes, and it circulates smoothly among the people. It is a typical example of "civilian use but officials can't help it".

Liu Yishou is now in control of the Nanliang Dynasty, and it is easy to get some money.But it is not so easy to get this pile of neatly shaped silver cakes, which are more like souvenirs and handicrafts.

In Gao Huan's view, Lan Jing is not a girl, and she can't warm your bed, so what are you doing with it?If Lan Jing was a girl, Gao Huan would never make things difficult for Gao Cheng.Now that there is a lot of waste to be done, any power is precious. It is worthwhile to exchange a pile of precious metals with Lan Jing, a useless captive!

In Gao Huan's hands, these silver pancakes turned into a pile of food, or a batch of weapons, no matter how you look at it, it's not a loss!As for Liu Yishou humiliating him, this is indeed true.

But can humiliation be eaten?

"Father, we will accept the money, but people will not return it."

Gao Cheng chuckled, Gao Huan was taken aback.

Can you still play like this?

People like Gao Huan can see problems at a higher level than Gao Cheng, who lacks life experience, can compare.The ancients valued their beliefs, and merchants can sometimes use verbal agreements to fulfill their promises. If people do not have faith, they will not stand. It is really not just talking.

Gao Cheng took money like this and didn't let him go, it was really a bit of a lowly character.Gao Huan thought that he was also a cunning person, but he still couldn't do such an ugly thing.

You are like this today, how do you know that there will be a day when you will not ask others?What shall we do then?

"No, since you sent money over, you have to let him go.

If you don't have enough money, you can ask Liu Yishou for it again. How can a person be dishonest? "

Gao Huan shook his head, feeling that Gao Cheng's proposal was very inappropriate.

"Father, this is not called breaking the promise. Just tell the envoy sent by Liu Yishou that Lan Jing is happy to miss Shu, and he is not willing to go back with them after living a good life with us. Isn't that all right?"

Gao Cheng was quite quick-witted. Seeing that Gao Huan seemed to be hesitant, he made up his mind again: "If father regrets it in the future, he can just release Lan Jing. Liu Yishou has a deep hatred with us, isn't it human nature to embarrass him?"

Hearing this, thinking of Gao Ling who was "abducted" by Liu Yishou, he felt that Gao Cheng's words were not unreasonable.

I promised to release him, but I didn't agree to release him immediately?Is it normal to delay for a year and a half?

"That's fine, but you don't want to abuse him anymore, and you'll have to send him back in the future. Go back and have a rest. You still need to read a book for your father."

Gao Huan waved his hand, signaling Gao Cheng to back down.

go now?

Gao Cheng originally wanted to discuss government affairs with Gao Huan, but he didn't expect that this guy didn't even want to talk!

"Father, about the rectification of officials..."

Gao Cheng asked cautiously.

"Put it on hold, you don't have to care about these things."

Gao Huan seems to have no interest in discussing with Gao Cheng, after all, he himself is very annoying now.

This disastrous defeat can be said to be traumatic, but the strength of the Hebei family has grown relatively!

Absurd indeed, and an indisputable fact.

It is the idea of ​​the Hebei family to rectify the administration of officials. The purpose is to "make room" for their own people inside and outside the imperial court in Yecheng. It can be said that they are ambitious and calm.

As for the old brothers under Gao Huan's command, to be honest, their comprehensive quality in government affairs is indeed relatively poor, and they cannot be compared with the talents of the Hebei family.

The environment in Huaishuo Town also determines that they are better at killing and killing, but their ability to govern is not very good.Gao Huan is well aware of this, and the methods used by the Hebei family to seize power are relatively subtle and difficult to guard against.

To rectify the administration of officials nowadays is equivalent to cutting off one's own arm and then installing an uncontrolled "mechanical arm". Is this something normal people can do?Gao Huan would not say that he was so stupid that he broke his own arm.

Gao Cheng is a typical example of someone who is not in charge and doesn't know how expensive Chai Mi is.

It is already a consensus inside and outside the court that Wei State needs to reform, but it is hard to say how to reform.The old brothers under Gao Huan's command are all looking forward to suppressing local tycoons, that is, playing account checking and rectifying local taxation.

The Hebei family obviously cannot accept such reforms, it would be tantamount to stabbing them with a knife.

What these people hope is that Gao Huan will rectify the central government, take down Gao Huan's old brothers one by one, and replace them with their own spokespersons.

Of course it is easy to talk about doctrine, but the demands of the two sides are not the same, and the "national" framework cannot be applied indiscriminately to deal with these issues.

What's more sad is that Gao Huan's direct lineage has been greatly weakened now, and he really has no way to attack his old brothers. He still counts on these people to stabilize his power.

But if he wanted to attack the Hebei family, he didn't have enough reason and strength.So after much deliberation, I had no choice but to use the Huairou policy. Those strong reform measures could not be implemented.

Looking at the problem from the perspective of the "country", the answer is very simple in many cases.But politics is not complete, with its own factional positions.

Gao Huan couldn't explain such a problem to Gao Cheng. Similar principles can only be tempered in the struggle and comprehended by himself.

"Father……"

Gao Cheng wanted to say more, but Gao Huan glared at him, and reprimanded displeasedly: "Back off!"

"Good father."

Gao Cheng suppressed the anger in his heart, turned around and left the study, he was determined to give Lan Jing a good lesson and let out his anger when he returned.

……

"Changyou (Chen Yuankang's name), the last time you wrote to me about the rectification of the land tax system, it's not working at all."

In the study of the Shangshu Mansion in Jiankang City (which has been moved out of Taicheng and is currently located in Dongfu City), Liu Yishou poured Chen Yuankang a cup of tea and let out a long sigh.

Chen Yuankang is still very conceited about his own talents, if Liu Yishou said that he wanted to modify it, he would definitely accept it.But the other party said that this plan is completely unacceptable, and he will listen to the explanation.

"My lord, what's wrong with this method, I would like to hear more about it." Chen Yuankang said with his hands clasped.

Liu Yishou did not have the kind of "obedient" counselor under his command, because he himself was very knowledgeable, and others were incapable of leading him by the nose.

Obedience to any counselor means being completely controlled by the other party in terms of knowledge and strategy. This is a very disadvantageous thing for those in power.

"Chang You used to be an official in the center of Wei State, and he knew the tax law in detail. The tax system in the Northern Dynasty was all matched with the land equalization system. Let's not say whether the land equalization is good or bad. The rent regulation based on it is very problematic. .Especially, it is very different from the actual situation in Liang Guo."

Liu Yishou sighed. After all, Chen Yuankang had been staying in Jiankang for a long time, and he did not run around in Liang State to see the scenery of various places.

"Every year, you have to pay two stones of millet to the state for rent; you pay two feet of silk, three liang of cotton, or two feet and five feet of cloth, and three catties of hemp for adjustment; 20 days of corvee service, plus two days in leap years, are regular service. If they need to serve, they can pay three feet of silk or three feet, seven inches and five cents of cloth per day, and pay the full amount of 20 days to serve as substitutes.

All households with average land, no matter how much land is granted to their family, can pay fixed rent and adjustment by dime.What does the Lord think is wrong with this?The payment amount can be adjusted gradually. "

Chen Yuankang is very confident and doesn't think there is any major problem with his plan.This set has been practiced in the Northern Wei Dynasty for many years and is very mature.

"No matter how many fields each household has, the tax is paid according to the head of the household. But if the people participating in the land equalization have no more fields, what should they do if they have to pay such a heavy tax burden? In a household, how many people are there? There are few, and there are more and more. The burden of each family is actually very different.

This does not include those aristocratic and powerful land annexation. "

Liu Yishou directly pointed out the biggest problem in the land equalization system: Not only is the burden of each household different, but if those who participate in the land equalization have no land, how they will bear the tax is also a big trouble.If you are not careful, you will be forced to become a bandit.

This kind of problem sounds like there are no ribs in braised pork ribs, but in reality, it is so common that it cannot be more common.At least half of the direct reasons for the fall of the Northern Wei Dynasty were here.

Liu Yishou went on to say:

"Wei's rent adjustment system is not that taxes are too heavy, but that taxes are too light! And miscellaneous taxes are too many and too heavy! It is precisely because the system is not perfect that many miscellaneous taxes are introduced to make up for the deficit.

The quality of the land is different from the land, and taxes are added according to the household registration. As soon as they enter and exit, many powerless people have to lose their families.

Peasants who lost their land and could not pay taxes had to depend on the tyrants. This kind of dependence was non-selective. They were tenants in peacetime and private soldiers in wartime.

If this method is implemented within ten years, Liang Guo will be in chaos.If it is to be maintained, it is necessary to regularly deal with the powerful and kill one to warn the hundred, and to constantly implement the equalization of the land... For long-term considerations, this method is not advisable. "

Liu Yishou sighed, the knowledge of the ancients was indeed limited by the times.The situation in the Southern Dynasty is more complicated, and there are more moths, but Chen Yuankang doesn't know about it.

The land occupation system implemented in Nanliang, the land is yours after you reclaim it, and trading is allowed.Not to mention whether this is reasonable or not, let's say that this collection has a lot of loopholes.

There are rich families around Jiankang, who plant fruit trees and thousands of orange trees around the walls, and get oranges for thousands of pieces of silk a year without paying a penny.This is a loophole in the tax law, because fruit trees are not within the scope of land tax collection, and tax is collected on a household basis.

You only collect taxes when you grow grain and mulberry, but you don’t collect taxes because you grow fruit trees yourself. There is even a ridiculous phenomenon of "one thousand people per household" paying taxes.

Our family has a large population, with 1000 people in one family, and the tax is charged for one family. You refuse to accept it and bite me!

The limitations of this tax law can be imagined, to the extent that it exists in name only, causing all parts of Liang State to do their own thing.Households fled and hid in the mountains and forests to become bandits or attached themselves to big families. The government used business taxes as the main income to maintain its operations, and the country became impoverished and weak day by day.

He pinched his nose and said that it was a bit similar to Liu Yishou's abolition of agricultural tax in his previous life. The difference was that all the money from the land tax fell into the pockets of wealthy families and the farmers didn't get anything.

It's not that Chen Yuankang didn't see this problem, and changing "occupation of land" to "equalization of land" is a big step forward.It's just that many details are not worth scrutinizing.This policy is obviously to encourage those self-cultivating farmers to move closer to the big family.

"The lord means..."

Chen Yuankang is a little confused, this is not okay, that is not okay, there must be a way out, right?

"The first one is the system of conferring land for military merit that we promulgated in Lianghuai. This should not be changed, but taxes must be completely exempted, and the intensity of recruiting soldiers should be increased, so that their families can live a good life. The children in the family have been serving in the army for many years, fighting for the country.

The granted fields are not allowed to be bought or sold, or abandoned, but tenants can be asked to cultivate them. "

I understand, this is cultivating the military class.

Chen Yuankang nodded slightly. Since the arrival of Liu Yishou in the Lianghuai area, the wars have disappeared, but there are countless lands. Most of the children in the family are soldiers. Liu Yishou is there, with Shouyang as the center, almost like an emperor.

The people over there don't even know what the Xiao family is, and they have long regarded Liu Yi as the emperor.After all, their fields were allocated by Liu Yishou's order.

"This method is very good to protect the morale of the army."

Chen Yuankang nodded slightly and said that it is imperative to build a military class based on stability for his own basic situation.Liang Guo is full of wolves, and there are countless good ministers. If you don't have a basic board, what do you use to command the world?

"Business and trade are extremely prosperous around Jiankang and in the Sanwu area. Taxes are levied on the basis of assets, regardless of large or small households. Those with more fields and houses are taxed more, those with few fields and houses are less taxed, and those with bare houses are not taxed.

Send people to check assets inside and outside Jiankang. If there are unclaimed fields and houses, they will be nationalized with a seal.Assets should not only be counted as fields and houses, but also shops, orchards, livestock, etc. in the city.

Didn't this wave confiscate the properties of many aristocratic families?

These properties are divided into households, but the rent adjustment is not implemented, and taxes are still collected according to assets. If there are more fields, more will be charged, and if there are few fields, less will be charged!You can think about the specific details slowly, and just give them to me later.In these places, stability is the main priority, and money-making is the supplement. "

This is a way.

Chen Yuankang nodded slightly. It has to be said that Liu Yishou was quite considerate.

"What about Jingxiang and Nanyang?"

"Over there, there are few people in the fields, and the land is awarded to military meritorious service, mainly to military households. The local large households are taxed according to the number of acres of land, regardless of head. The acres that no one is willing to claim will be directly nationalized and then granted land."

Chen Yuankang finally understood Liu Yishou's train of thought.

If a large family of aristocratic families wants to "exempt" part of it, they must turn their tenants into military households and grant land for military merit.In this way, it is equivalent to being tied to a chariot with Liu Yishou and must participate in the Northern Expedition.

If you are not willing to give up part of the benefits, you must "pay the money" and collect taxes based on assets until you are convinced.

And the military households around those big families all have children in the army. They don't pay taxes, so you dare to try to annex the land?

Liu Yishou's methods were all centered on the Northern Expedition. The so-called rich people donate money, and those who don't have money donate people. This is the tax collection method allowed by the government. Others are illegal, just kill them!

"What about the business tax?"

Chen Yuankang recalled this episode. The commercial tax in the Southern Dynasties was different from that in the Northern Dynasties. It has always been the big one.

"There are many divisions under the Ministry of Households, which collect special funds and do not interfere with each other. The money is only in the hands of the local state and county government offices. This is the law of ten thousand taxes and ten thousand taxes."

Liu Yishou laughed.

Chapter 535 Forge ahead

"Unexpectedly, you, a lowly slave, are quite valuable. Liu Yishou is willing to exchange you back to Jiankang with a silver cake equal to your body weight. The money has already been sent."

When he returned to his small courtyard and saw Lan Jing sweeping the floor, Gao Cheng couldn't help teasing.

These words are no less than the sounds of nature, Lan Jing asked in surprise: "Really?"

"Of course it is true, but well, I have already sent someone to tell the messenger that you are so happy here that you don't want to go back. I will talk about it when I am in a better mood. I will be your servant honestly."

Gao Cheng said coldly.

Dare thieves!

Lan Jing was so angry that the veins on his neck burst out!

Gao Cheng likes to see Lan Jing furious and helpless the most.He looked at Lan Jing triumphantly and said: "If you want to go back, then you have to serve me well and make me happy. Maybe one day I will put you back, understand?"

Gao Cheng slapped Lan Jing's face vigorously with both hands and threatened: "If you dare to stare at me like this, then prepare to die of old age in this yard, I will not kill you."

Seeing that Lan Jing's anger was forcibly suppressed, Gao Cheng nodded contentedly, turned and went into the study, but he couldn't see the hateful gaze behind him at all.