Chapter 75 One state and one county test the water first
After a stick of incense, several prime ministers came to their senses one after another.
Zhongshu ordered Yang Gongren to take the lead in opposing and earnestly advised the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the system of renting and equalizing land was decreed by the late emperor, and it is currently operating very well. If we rush to implement the system of dividing land into acres, I am afraid it will be inappropriate. I sincerely ask your Majesty to think twice. In addition, I feel that since the beginning of Zhenguan
Since the past years, disasters have continued in various places and people have been in dire straits. Now the people of the Tang Dynasty urgently need to recuperate and recuperate, rather than changing the tax system."
After finishing speaking, he seemed to feel that what he said was a bit arbitrary, and for fear of making the emperor angry, he immediately added: "Of course, I think this system is reasonable, but it is not suitable to promote it in the Tang Dynasty now. Your Majesty might as well wait for another two years.
, take a look at the situation."
Wait two years?
Two years later, you objected again, and then another two years, and two years later, and another two years later. How many years in the hell?
Li Zhiyun secretly cursed.
In Yang Gongren's view, the emperor was just messing around, and the severity of his misdeeds was comparable to that of Yang Guang.
He even felt that the emperor's system of sharing one's share of land into one's own land was even more outrageous than what Yang Guang did. Yang Guang simply moved the capital and sent the Guanlong people to die in Goguryeo.
But what about the emperor?
He actually wanted to dig up the family's roots directly.
Yang Gongren didn't dare to think carefully about what crazy things all the aristocratic families in the world would do once this system of sharing one's share of the family to the mother's share was implemented.
Nayan Chen Shuda also followed suit and objected, "Your Majesty, I think what Zhongshu Ling said is reasonable. With all due respect, if this system is implemented, the family will be uneasy and the world will be uneasy."
Be quick to speak quickly and go straight to the core of the problem. This is the core meaning of Chen Shuda.
Immediately afterwards, Li Shuliang also said: "Your Majesty, this system is not appropriate. It is better to follow the rules of Xiao and Cao and follow the system of the late emperor."
Do you still know Xiao Gui and Cao Sui?
Li Zhiyun glanced at the illiterate uncle in surprise.
Du Ruhui pinched the paper and pursed his lips in silence. He really didn't know what to say at the moment. His Majesty should discuss such a big matter with him. If he brought it up rashly now, wouldn't it be equivalent to telling the world's famous families that the imperial court was going to move them?
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Moreover, Du Ruhui personally felt that the emperor was too aggressive.
So he said: "Your Majesty, I personally think that this matter needs more discussion. The system of renting and equalizing land and the system of land equalization are systems that have been operating well in the previous dynasty. Moreover, if we want to implement this system, we must measure the world.
Acres of land and population statistics cannot be accomplished overnight, so please let your majesty see clearly."
The remaining Xue Shou also advised the emperor to think twice.
Wen Yanbo opposed this system.
Li Zhiyun was not surprised by the opposition of several prime ministers. Taking out this kind of thing is tantamount to the American commander suddenly saying to his confidants: From tomorrow on, we will hold high the red flag!
"What you said is not unreasonable, I know it."
Did you know you were still messing around?
Yang Gongren cursed in his heart.
The emperor is good at everything, but sometimes his ideas are too wild and unrestrained.
Li Zhiyun picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and then changed his tone.
"Who said I would promote this system?"
Um?
"What does your Majesty mean?" Yang Gongren was puzzled.
Li Zhiyun chuckled and said calmly: "I plan to try it somewhere first and see how it works before making any plans."
place?
The several prime ministers were all smart people, and they immediately understood that the emperor's intention was not to launch a nationwide promotion, but to test the waters in one state and one county first.
As a result, several prime ministers looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a while.
Wen Yanbo asked: "May I ask, Your Majesty, where should we try first?"
"Luozhou, Zhengzhou."
Central Plains.
Wen Yanbo breathed a sigh of relief, Chen Shuda also breathed a sigh of relief, Li Shuliang also breathed a sigh of relief, Du Ruhui, and Xue Shou also remained silent.
Only Yang Gongren's face darkened.
The Hongnong Yang family is a bit close there.
Several prime ministers in the political hall came from different families.
Wen Yanbo belongs to the Wen clan of Taiyuan, and all the lands in the clan are near Taiyuan. Chen Shuda represents the southern clan, and their fields are not in the Central Plains. Li Shuliang and Du Ruhui have most of their fields in Guanzhong, while Xue Shou belongs to Hedong and has some fields.
Therefore, they were relieved when they heard that the pilot project was not around their hometown.
Of course, more importantly, it was actually because the emperor did not intend to completely offend the world's aristocratic families.
Yang Gongren endured the discomfort and said: "Your Majesty, if we want to implement this system in Luozhou and Zhengzhou, we must re-measure the acres and count the population. I am afraid that the local powerful will not agree."
"It doesn't matter, Mrs. Zheng has already set an example and provided the land for me to try." Li Zhiyun said with a smile.
Hearing this, except for Du Ruhui and Xue Shou, the other four people were slightly stunned.
Zheng?
Take out the fields?
How is this possible!
Especially Yang Gongren, he felt that the emperor was lying. The local power he mentioned was actually mainly referring to the Zheng family in Xingyang.
But what does the emperor mean by this?
Was Mr. Zheng kicked in the head by a donkey, and was he voluntarily dug up by the court?
I don't believe it!
"Your Majesty, is this true?"
"Of course it's true. How could I still lie to you?" Li Zhiyun chuckled.
As a pilot, Yuan is the most suitable choice. Because of the Luozhou plague, both Zheng and Pei were caught by him at the same time. It would be stupid not to make good use of them.
Du Ruhui was extremely shocked. It turned out that His Majesty spared the Zheng family and had such a plan.
Chen Shuda asked: "Who is your Majesty going to let take the lead in this matter?"
"Tianzheng is led by the Ministry of Civil Affairs." Li Zhiyun said matter-of-factly.
Wearing a stomach?
This name rang in everyone's minds at the same time.
However, it didn't take long for them to start mourning for Daiwei at the same time. Such a fatal errand fell on one's head, and besides offending others, it would also cost one's life.
Yang Gongren then asked: "Your Majesty, if this system operates smoothly, will it be implemented on a large scale?"
He was still worried that the emperor would set up allotments throughout the Tang Dynasty.
Li Zhiyun asked strangely: "Since it is running smoothly, why can't it be implemented on a large scale?"
Why?
Your Majesty, you don’t know?
Yang Gongren pursed his lips and said, "I'll wait and see."
Naturally, he hoped that this system would fail, because Yang Gongren was used to stability and did not want to cause any more disturbances to the Tang Dynasty and the public.
However, he couldn't say this casually.
Li Zhiyun paused and continued: "Actually, I just want to take this opportunity to try it. Luozhou is suffering from the plague and is in ruins, so it is the best place to try it, not to mention the Zheng family's help.
However, you don’t have to worry, if there is no problem with the rent-to-rent system in the future, I will not replace it with sharing the land per acre.”
After hearing this, several prime ministers were not very willing to believe it, but the emperor had said so and compromised in disguise, so they could not continue to object.
Then, Li Zhiyun said: "Then it's settled."
"Yes." The prime ministers nodded one after another.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Du Ruhui and Xue Rong stayed to handle government affairs, while the others left one after another.
Yang Gongren and Chen Shuda walked together.
"Mr. Yang, do you really think that His Majesty only implements the idea of sharing the land with one person in Luozhou and Zhengzhou?"
"I don't know." Yang Gongren sighed: "I can't keep up with His Majesty's whimsical ideas. However, Your Majesty promised us to only try it in Luozhou and Zhengzhou. I think it will not change."
Chen Shuda said in a solemn tone: "I'm worried that if Luozhou and Zhengzhou are in good condition after trying it, and His Majesty mentions this matter again, what should we do?"
Yang Gongren thought for a moment and said, "Don't be anxious. Let's take a look first. The Central Plains is beyond our reach."
In fact, he also wanted to see if the emperor could handle the resistance of the Zheng family and the powerful landowners of the Central Plains generation.