"Your Majesty, Eastern Wu, Western Shu, and especially Western Shu. Their kings and marquises are all empty titles. They have no fiefs and no corresponding salary. Therefore, the expenditure in this area is very small..."

Of course, it was not Pei Xiu who said this, because he was a county magistrate. And who was Pei Xiu? He fought with Zhong Hui for so many years in Sima Zhao's shogunate and still lived well. His political IQ was quite high. Although he also believed that Sima Yan had too much reward for the waste relatives of the Sima family, he could only use numbers to guide him and would never say such words directly.

The person who said such words on such occasions was Sima Yan's father-in-law, Yang Jun, who was born in the Hongnong Yang family.

The Yang family of Hongnong, like the Yuan family in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was both four generations and three ministers. The more famous person in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is Yang Xiu, who showed off his talent and was scratched by Cao Cao. Yang Jun and Yang Xiu are both fifth-generation grandsons of Yang Zhen, a famous minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Speaking of relationships, they are distant cousins ​​who have not yet had five cousins.

As a family that has been deeply rooted in Hongnong County, the Yang family has a strong influence around Luoyang. Therefore, in order to stabilize the family's rule in Luoyang, Sima Zhao married his eldest son the daughter of the Yang family. Of course, according to the Basic Law of Foreign Relatives, Hongnong Yang family would not be reused before Sima Zhao died. Only after Sima Yan took office, the Yang family, as the foreign relentless, would quickly expand and become a strong support for His Majesty the Emperor.

Specifically for Yang Jun, he has ambition, ability, family background, and courage. In the realm of history, after Sima Yan died, he held the empress dowager and the emperor in his hand, and the central army of the court was also in his hands. As a result, with such a good card, his grandson-daughter-in-law was eventually killed by his grandson-daughter-in-law (Ms. Jia Nanfeng, the female devil in chaos, was not easy to mess with).

Because of his ambition, he urgently hoped to reduce the power of the Sima family's relatives. Because he was unable, he opened his mouth to say how Western Shu was against his own king and marquis.

Brother, you didn't see the situation clearly. Now the Sima family is forcibly taking office. In the past, the aristocratic families under Cao Wei were extremely dissatisfied and watched coldly. At this time, if you don't have a prince, how can you rely on your relatives to guard the four directions? What if there are another four rebels in Huainan? Will you lead troops to quell the rebellion?

"Lin Jin, your words are extremely inappropriate. It should be noted that in the past, the Wei State had too strict control over the royal family, so once there was something wrong with the country, it lacked strong support. Your Majesty did this to uphold the legacy of Emperor Wen (Sima Zhao). It was not only a manifestation of filial piety, but also for the long-term peace and stability of our great Jin."

"Well, General Cheqi said this very well. In the Marquis of Jin, I have built many princes to ensure the stability of the great Jin Dynasty."

So Jia Chong's children's shoes are different. No matter which master you serve, you can make your master feel comfortable. At this point, you, Yang Jun, are still far from that.

Of course, the reason why Jia Chong liked the leader was not only because he would always support any idea of ​​his leader, but also because he was able to do things.

"Nevertheless, your Majesty. The reduction of household registration and arable land controlled by the state is indeed a big problem. Therefore, please pay attention to this."

"Well, General Cheqi said. Then, Gonglu, do you have anything to teach me?"

"Haha, Your Majesty. I have never been good at government affairs. You also need Ji Yan's help in this."

Yes, in Sima Zhao's small team in the past, Pei Xiu and Zhong Hui were political enemies who were dying. Jia Chong and Wei Guan also disliked each other. Sima Zhao couldn't see these four people fighting all day long. But on the one hand, Sima Zhao needed these four people to be disunited, and on the other hand, Sima Zhao was confident that he would control this kind of struggle within a certain range.

Unfortunately, Sima Yan, who succeeded to the throne, did not have the ability of his father. If Zhong Hui ran away, he would not say that Wei Guan should stay in the court no matter what. In addition to being handsome and writing good characters, Wei Guan is very strong in governance, and he and Jia Chong are political enemies. Shouldn’t the emperor let him restrain each other with Jia Chong in the court? Unfortunately, Sima Yan did not have this awareness. As a result, Wei Guan was excluded by Jia Chong to Youzhou as the governor by taking the blame for defeating Shu.

Now, the central government of Jin State, Jia Chong and Pei Xiu have formed an alliance and almost control the government affairs of Jin State. As for the foreign relative Yang Jun, haha, young man, you still need time to grow up.

"Your Majesty, I think that the most convenient way to expand the number of household registration is to learn from Guanzifeng, Western Shu, check household taxes, and re-establish household tax levels."

"Well, I have heard of Guan Zifeng's new policy in Western Shu. However, my Jin Dynasty is vast and has a large population. It is not as easy as a small country in Western Shu to thoroughly investigate household taxes across the country."

"Your Majesty said so much, so I think that you should first pilot it in two or three places. Then gradually push it away."

"Well, Shangshu Ling is the saying of Old Chen to plan the country. So where should we start?"

"Your Majesty, I suggest that you choose a county from the northern border areas, the eastern rear areas and the court's confidant areas to carry out the pilot. Only in this way can you be comprehensive."

"Okay! Ji Yan, you are very thoughtful. Well, this matter is left to Shangshutai. What I mean is that the inspection will start during the slack season of the winter in winter, so hurry up and strive to end before the spring plow next year."

"Please..."

"Let's wait!"

"Well? Lin Jinhou, what's wrong with you?"

"Dare you ask the Shangshu Ling, which three places are these three places and which three counties are there? Can you explain it?"

Hey, this Yang Jun is not stupid. He actually knows which counties it is. Haha, you also know that Jia Chong and I are temporarily in alliance to deal with you. Yes, I just want to use your Yang family as a pilot project to check household taxes.

"When I go back to Lin Jinhou, Xiu initially imagined Yan County in Youzhou, Donghai County in Xuzhou, and Henei County in Sizhou. Can Lin Jinhou have any opinions?"

"Huh~~I, I have no objection."

Is this Pei Xiu really selfless or stupid? Hanoi County is the old nest of the Wenxi Pei family. How could you cut yourself off at the first time?

"Hey, the Shangshu Ling Gongzhong's country is enough. I think the first batch of household tax checks should not be done in Hanoi County. This is how, choose a county in the heart, right? Just Hongnong County!" When Yang Jun was still relieved because Pei Xiu did not choose Hongnong County, Sima Yan suddenly spoke, instantly causing his mood to fall from heaven and hell.

"Your Majesty! This is not possible!"

"Well! Why not?!"

"Well……"

"Ah, Linjin Hou, I remembered it. Hongnong County is your hometown, right? Could it be that your Yang family concealed it in Hongnong and embezzled a large number of national household registrations?"

"Well, there is a little shade for this, but there are many things that are far from being said."

"Will it be over? Didn't you see that the Shangshu Ling checked from his own house as soon as he spoke? As the empress's adoptive father, Lin Jinhou must have the responsibility to share the worries of the country."

"Uh, No, I follow the order."

Hahaha, Xiaoyao, you don’t know this new emperor yet. He is the kind of abusive person who is kind to him and is grateful to him. The most basic thing to deal with such a boss is to retreat to advance. Youthful people, you have to learn a lot.

"Well, Ji Yan, this matter is settled. So, besides checking household tax, do you have any suggestions?"

"Your Majesty. He is very ashamed to speak. Gonglu and I thought about it, but we still couldn't help but continue to learn from Guan Zifeng in Western Shu. We want to promote the Zhantian Order, which had just begun to promote in Western Shu."

"Well, I have read the full text of the Western Shu Field Casino Order sent by Cao. It is indeed a good idea. However, I think that in areas like Western Shu where there are more mountains than plains, it is okay for a man to use twenty acres of land as the upper limit of taxation. But my Great Jin is located in the Central Plains, and some wastelands are conducive to the reclaiming. Is the standard of these twenty acres a little lower?"

"Your Majesty is very much. Then your Majesty thinks the tax limit for my land-occupying order in Jin Dynasty is more appropriate?"

"It's fifty acres. The upper limit for adult men is 50 acres, and the upper limit for women is 30 acres. Men aged ten to twenty are the same as those of thirty acres. Women under the age of twenty do not have taxes."

"Well... In this way, the income of my Jin treasury will increase at least 50% next year. If the household tax is in stock, the population will also increase significantly, and I have no objection."

"Well, where is the General of the Carriage?"

"I have no objection."
Chapter completed!