Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Clear each acre of land and pay equal taxes on each square acre."

The old party officials were in an uproar. The reason why the old party was called the old party was not because it had conservative ideas or because most of them were old officials.

But most of them are vested interests, and no matter what kind of reform will damage their interests, this is the case with Qingli's New Deal, Wang Anshi's reform, and even more so with the work-sharing system.

Behind it is not just a few hundred acres of land owned by rich families, but thousands of acres of land. However, on the surface, they have nothing to lose and look aloof.

When encountering a political reform in the court, he pretends to be righteous and pleads for the people to protect his own interests.

"Lord Lu, the government insists on clearing the land, so what should we do?" Yang Wei, the censor, asked worriedly. Once the land is cleared, the land he had hidden would be completely exposed. More importantly, so much land may be lost. It would ruin his Qingliu reputation.

Lu Dafang snorted coldly: "Why are you panicking? As far as I know, you are from Luoyang. Now Kaifeng Mansion is a pilot project for sharing labor into acres. What you are clearing is the land of Kaifeng Mansion. It is unfounded to worry!"

Yang Wei was moved in his heart and said: "Ms. Lu means the relative of a distinguished person in the capital!"

Lu Dafang nodded. The people with the most land in Kaifeng Mansion were not officials, but a group of distinguished relatives. These people were all the heroes who followed Zhao Kuangyin to conquer the world. After Zhao Kuangyin released his military power with a cup of wine, he gave them glory, wealth, and a lot of rewards. , has long been entangled in Kaifeng Mansion.

Now, after hundreds of years of operation, they have already taken the land of Kaifeng Mansion as their own. They were the ones who did it when Wang Anshi tried three times to reform.

"Wonderful! These noble relatives have the most land. This time the wealthy households in Kaifeng Prefecture gathered to cause trouble, I'm afraid they are involved. This time, when the officials investigate the hidden fields, how can they sit still?" Yang Wei said with joy, stroking his hands. road.

"When these nobles and relatives raise their objections, I believe that the officials will retreat in the face of difficulties." Lu Dafang's face was dark and it was difficult to understand.

Yang Wei sneered and nodded.

"Master Cao, what should we do?" Upon hearing the news that the imperial court had cleared the father-in-law's land, a group of distinguished relatives immediately gathered in the Cao Mansion to discuss countermeasures.

Among the relatives of the Song Dynasty, the Cao family was the most prominent. The Gao family had already closed its doors to thank guests since Empress Dowager Gao returned to power. The Empress Dowager had strictly warned the Xiang family not to allow them to enter the court as officials. Yin has not yet been officially awarded an official title. As for the Meng family, they have just established themselves in Kaifeng City and have not yet fully integrated into the circle of relatives and nobles.

The former Privy Councilor Cao Hui looked embarrassed. He was originally persuaded by Cai Que to support Zhao Xu's pro-government. However, after Zhao Xu took charge, he directly appointed Zeng Bu as Privy Councilor, promoted him overtly and secretly, and gave him a high-ranking official position.

Although he was dissatisfied, he did not react much. After all, the size of his official position did not harm the wealth of the Cao family. However, Zhao Xu's investigation of hidden fields in Kaifeng Mansion directly touched his interests.

He is a high-ranking official, and although he has the tax-free privilege of a thousand acres, it is still a drop in the bucket when faced with the huge property of the Cao family. Once all the fields of the Cao family are divided into acres, even he will still feel extremely heartbroken.

Cao Hui saw the excitement among the nobles and relatives, and his heart moved, but on the surface he said helplessly: "The official's intention to reform has been decided, what can I do?"

"If the Empress Dowager had been in power, why would I be in the trouble I am in today?" A distinguished nobleman said fondly.

The hearts of all the distinguished relatives were moved, they looked at each other, and then hid their inner thoughts. "

"The matter has come to an end. It's useless to say more. The imperial court wants to check the fields. Let's see who dares to check the Shi family's fields!" A nobleman said proudly. He was after the founding general Shi Shouxin. Although the country has been founded for hundreds of years, the Shi family Still a wealthy family in the Song Dynasty.

The other noble relatives looked proud. They were the generals and heroes who followed the founding of the Song Dynasty. They had been married to each other as officials in the past dynasties. Their influence was already entangled. The counties in Kaifeng Prefecture were only sixth-rank officials. How dare you offend them.

Cao Hui shook his head and said: "Nonsense. The officials are determined to revitalize the Song Dynasty. How can we not help them? The Cao family has indeed hidden fifty acres of land. The Cao family will take the initiative to declare it tomorrow. But according to us Do you know that I’m not the only one hiding fields in the entire Kaifeng Mansion?”

Shi Shouxin immediately said: "What Mr. Cao said is absolutely true. The Shi family has also hidden thirty acres of land and will take the initiative to declare it tomorrow."

All the nobles suddenly realized that it was foggy, and each declared twenty or thirty acres of land to settle the matter.

At the same time, the entire Kaifeng Prefecture began to clear out land on a large scale. The big landowners were treated lightly, and the rich and poor households were extremely strict. A little bit of hidden land among the rich households was also discovered one after another, and even the land owned by many extremely poor people was discovered. The land cleared for wasteland was also investigated as hidden land.

Except for Kaifeng County, which Su Song of Kaifeng Prefecture was personally responsible for, the other counties were acting against the will and the people were full of complaints.

"Officials, I heard that the common people were complaining about the slave labor being brought into their mother's house! Is this possible?" This matter actually spread to the palace, alarming the Queen Mother Xiang.

"Why did my mother-in-law say this? As soon as the servants come in and leave the house, the taxes of ordinary people are greatly reduced. How can we complain." Zhao Xu's expression changed.

The Empress Dowager Xiang said worriedly: "It is a good thing for officials to reform and become stronger, but they should not be greedy for success. Officials have just taken charge of the government, so they must focus on stability."

Empress Dowager Xiang came from a declining civil service family, and she was not of the same mind as the nobles and relatives. However, in recent times, all she heard about was the implementation of new laws, and the public sentiment was aroused, so she was naturally worried.

As the Queen Mother, what she values ​​​​is not making achievements or expanding territory, but the stability of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, during the Shenzong period, the Fangtian Equalization Tax Law was tried three times but failed, which shows how great the resistance was.

When Zhao Xu was weak, it was too radical to implement reforms so radically.

"What my aunt taught me is that I will definitely change my ways carefully." Zhao Xu said casually.

After being sent to the Queen Mother, Zhao Xu's face darkened and he shouted coldly: "Tong Guan, find out for me who is approaching the Queen Mother."

"Yes! Official!"

Tong Guan responded.

Soon, Tong Guan left and came back to report in a low voice: "I would like to inform the official family that recently a number of noble women have frequently entered the palace to meet the Queen Mother."

"Honorable nobles?" Zhao Xu was not surprised by this. These noble nobles who followed the founding of the Song Dynasty have been operating in Kaifeng City for hundreds of years, and they may have occupied a lot of land in Kaifeng City. Qingzhang Yintian may have touched them. Benefit.

"My slave has heard that there are also rumors among the people that if the Empress Dowager is in power, the world will not have such worries." Tong Guanyi gritted his teeth and said.

Zhao Xu's face suddenly darkened. He knew that it might be a rumor or a warning. Maybe someone really wanted the Empress Dowager to return to power.

Zhao Xu showed a trace of coldness and said: "When the Empress Dowager returned to power, I seemed to have given rewards to all the Gao family. Are there any brothers from the Xiang family who are eager to seek official positions?"

"Yes!" Tong Guan lowered his head and said.

Zhao Xu sneered and said: "I think it's time for me to fulfill my promise. It is rumored that I will summon the members of the Gao family and the Xiang family and a group of candidate officials. I will give them a chance to apply for office!"

A group of nobles wanted to use the Empress Dowager Xiang and the Empress Dowager to threaten him. Now he wanted to use the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son, and let the Gao family and the Xiang family deal with them personally.

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