Jiangmen Tianjiao: Reborn with funny ancestors

What Confucius was most worried about was the reform of Lutian taxation.

He was originally a scholar, a Jinshi, and had Lu Tian in his name.

After he became a Jinshi, not only his family, but also the fields of some relatives were registered in his name, so that he could enjoy the court's land tax exemption system.

Little Confucius asked with some worry: "If all the land and fields are taxed, will scholars all over the world lose the motivation to study and gain fame?"

Will the current scholars attack this system in groups? "

This is also the biggest headache for Chu Tianjiao.

She sighed: "If people in the world read books just to enjoy the tax-free benefits brought by fame, then what is the use of reading this book?"

Little Confucius reminded Chu Tianjiao: "Many poor scholars rely on the welfare of Lutian and charge others a meager name fee to make a living. This policy may cut off their livelihood."

Chu Tianjiao thought for a while and said: "After abolishing Lutian's tax exemption policy, a 'Lumi' system can be established.

From the taxes collected, "lumi" is distributed to these scholars every month based on their capita to ensure the livelihood of them and their families. "

Little Confucius knew that the "lumi" distributed by the government would not be higher than the "mailing fee" collected.

"Lumi" is distributed according to merit and number of people.

But a Jinshi like him, who was born into a wealthy family with the surname Kong, had hundreds of hectares of land to his name.

Ninety percent of these fields belong to other members of the clan.

He only needs to collect a naming fee of 2000 cents per acre per year, and he can earn [-] taels of silver every year.

Of course, this policy is beneficial to students from poor backgrounds.

Students from poor families will not have so many postal fields in their names, and the government's distribution of "lumi" can also guarantee their livelihood.

Young Confucius himself was in favor of this policy. After careful consideration, he said: "Master Chu, before implementing this policy, you must keep it secret.

I'm here to build momentum for you.

We must first build momentum in the five states and even across the country.

Use righteousness to make scholars dare to be angry and dare not speak out, otherwise, just the scholar's pen can make you and the Chu family doomed. "

Chu Tianjiao immediately handed over the matter to Xiao Kongfuzi.

Three days later, Chu Tianjiao handed over his "Theory of Rich Country and Strong Military" to the young Confucius.

The young Confucius nodded while reading. The wording of this policy paper was simple and unpretentious, but the ideas contained in it were unique, which made the young Confucius feel refreshing after reading it.

When the young Confucius read, "If the tax system is not reformed and the army is intensified as a long-term plan, the mountains and rivers will collapse and the ancestral temples will be burned down." The young Confucius broke out in a cold sweat.

In his strategy, Chu Tianjiao deduced that if the countries of Dongyi, Xirong, Beihu, Nanyue, and Nanchu were to suffer frequent natural disasters, deplete the people, and lack of military strength, they would definitely unite together and try to encroach on Liguo.

At that time, leaving the country will be in danger of national subjugation.

"Chu Tianjiao, your policy is indeed inspiring, but... is this too alarmist?"

Chu Tianjiao actually deduced based on what really happened in his previous life. Liguo has been at peace for more than 100 years, and the people of Liguo have forgotten the danger of national destruction and family destruction.

Even a talented person like Confucius could not accept such a deduction.

"May I ask Master, how are you sure that other countries will not jointly attack our country? And how are you sure that if they jointly attack our country, Li Guo can stop them?"

"Isn't this... your Chu family army?"

"Little Confucius, did you know that Li Guo's army has been reduced from a million soldiers 40 years ago to less than 40 today?

In the northwest, due to the Xirong invasion in recent years, there have been a hundred thousand troops of the Chu family stationed there for a long time.

But, do you know that these 10 people may be able to do just fine if they only guard Yangguan.

If the Xirong army is sent out, but the troops are insufficient.

The newly rising Beihu in the north is getting stronger and stronger, and sooner or later it will become a serious problem for Li Guo.

Dongyi in the east is full of ambition and has an undying desire for revenge.

The most dangerous part is actually the south. "

Little Confucius was puzzled: "There has been no war in the south for decades, how could...?"

Chu Tianjiao felt a chill in his heart when he thought of the spy information he had just received.

She did not expect that assisting Lu Qiankun in returning to Nanchu would end the civil strife in Nanchu early.

She sighed and said:

“Although the long border in southern Xinjiang is blocked by dangerous mountains and rapids, it is guarded by less than [-] soldiers.

The people of South Vietnam are accustomed to living in high mountains, so I won’t mention it for now.

But Nanchu was originally a big country that could compete with Li Guo.

In the land of Southern Chu, rice is harvested three times a year, and the wealth far exceeds that of Li Guo. However, due to the barbarian rebellion, there has been no friction with Li Guo in the past 20 years.

But I heard that the barbarians in Southern Chu have recently moved to the caste lands further south, and the civil strife in Southern Chu has been eliminated.Do you think they will set their sights on Liguo next? "

Little Kongfuzi shuddered, and he realized that what Chu Tianjiao said was not impossible, but very likely, and would happen soon.

"Chu Tianjiao, can you report this article on enriching the country and strengthening the army to the imperial court?"

Chu Tianjiao shook his head and said: "Master, I know you want to remind the court, but it's useless.

Today, His Majesty and the civil servants have been comfortable for too long.

They will not believe that there is a real danger of national subjugation until the day when the army comes to the city.

Don't you know that the most popular articles in Beijing today are still "Ode to the Shengshi" and "Ode to the Taiping"?

The emperor likes to hear this word "prosperous age", but now that we are away from domestic and foreign troubles, I really can't see anything like the prosperous age. "

Little Kongfuzi thought that he came here just to help Chu Tianjiao raise military rations in the five states?

The imperial court could not even provide food and salary from the northwest, and had to use taxes from the five states to offset it, which shows how poor the country was.

It can be seen how stupid he is.

The young Confucius sighed and said, "I will give you an A grade for this policy. I will suggest that Zheng Yuanzheng let the imperial students study it. At least, I hope that these imperial students will not forget the danger of national subjugation."

Chu Tianjiao agreed. Young people are always more receptive to new ideas and more passionate.

If these young students can learn to be prepared for danger in times of peace as they grow up, at least they will have a future after leaving the country.

A few days later, officials sent by Chu Tianjiao from all over Ganzhou, together with the ten imperial students, went to the four states to measure the land and register the population.

Accompanying them were five thousand soldiers from the Ganzhou Camp.

Although these soldiers only learned simple reading and counting in the military camp, after they were sent to various places, they played a deterrent role and made the work of measuring land and re-registering the population proceed quite smoothly.

Little Confucius stayed behind closed doors for a few days, and no one knew what he was up to.

A few days later, Little Confucius handed Chu Tianjiao a book of nonsense called "Scholars in a Subjugated Country Are Worse Than Dogs".

When Chu Tianjiao saw the pen name in the script, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Master, are you the master of the world of storytelling, 'The Honey-loving Butterfly'? You wrote the book "The Romantic Widow's Three Marriages in Search of Marriage" and the book "Miss Yingying Enters a Dream and Plays with the Buddha", I I’ve seen it all, it’s really exciting!”

Little Kongfuzi's always cold cheeks suddenly turned red. He waved his hands and denied, "I didn't write it. I just borrowed this person's pen name to increase my influence."

Chu Tianjiao took the newly written script of Confucius and started to read it.

Based on her intuition as a veteran storybook lover, this book "A Scholar in a Subjugated Country is Worse than a Dog" and that book "A Romantic Widow Seeking Marriage Three Times" are definitely written by the same author. They are equally colorful, but sad and heart-wrenching.

Seeing that the young Confucius refused to admit that "the honey-loving butterfly" was his pen name, Chu Tianjiao also expressed his understanding.

Who would have thought that the young Confucius, who looked so serious, would have such an unorthodox pen name and hobbies?

Chu Tianjiao carefully flipped through the newly written script of Confucius.

This is a story about a child from an aristocratic family who achieved great success at a young age and became the number one scholar in high school. Later, his country was ruined and his family was destroyed, and he was enslaved by the princess of an enemy country.

The story is full of sadistic love and hatred, but in the final analysis, it tells the readers that no eggs will be left behind when the nest is overturned, and the country will not survive. No matter how prominent your family background is or how talented you are, your life will not be as good as that of a dog.

"Okay, this story is well written, and it is the right time to publish it now. I will have it printed and sent to bookstores everywhere for sale."

Chu Tianjiao was so impressed that he immediately ordered someone to publish it.

When it was dinner time, Chu Tianjiao invited Master Kong to go to the back house to have dinner with him.

Marquis Liyang and Chu Sheng also sent people to invite him, but Master Kong could not refuse, so he had to follow Chu Tianjiao to the back house of the government office.

The Chu family doesn't have so many rules. The family always dines together, so Wang Xingran, Chu Yun'er, and Zheng Linlang are also there.

These three people kept asking the maids to pour wine and food for little Confucius, and were very attentive, which made little Confucius very embarrassed.

Little Kongfuzi took advantage of Chu Tianjiao to question him and secretly asked Chu Tianjiao: "What's going on with them?"

Chu Tianjiao looked at Wang Xingran, Chu Yun'er and Zheng Linlang staring at Little Master Kong in a daze, and whispered: "Master, they are all your fans!"