Wang Anshi returned to the temple in high spirits and presented the "Fangtian Tax Equalization Law" to the officials.
At this moment, Wen Yanbo, Wu Chong, Feng Jing, Wang Gui, and Cai Ting were all in admiration for Wang Anshi.
Anyone who has experienced such a embarrassing blow yesterday would have been depressed for ten days and a half, and would have been so angry that they couldn't even get sick, or even burped.
But Wang Anshi was not like this at all. Yesterday, he was humiliated by Tang Yan in front of all the officials. Today, he stood in the temple again and debated the new law with Wen Yanbo and other officials in a loud voice. His logic was clear and his thinking was rigorous. It was no different from the past.
Both.
No one can help but admire the Duke's strong will and fighting spirit, which is truly unparalleled.
Everyone present from Wen Yanbo down felt ashamed.
Even after being impeached, Wang Anshi had to pretend to resign, win the support and sympathy of public opinion from both the government and the public, and wait until the officials issued a few more imperial edicts to impeach you before he came out.
Wang Anshi didn't even bother to pretend. Today he was going to promote the Farm Equalization Tax Law in the temple. What he said in the temple yesterday was just like...
Where is the appearance of farewell? I forgot too quickly.
The more he was hit, the more tenacious he became, and nothing in the world could hinder his determination to carry out reforms.
Wen Yanbo and others, who had not been gloating about the misfortune all night, couldn't help but argue with Wang Anshi about the land equalization tax law in front of the officials.
Wang Anshi said: "The square field equalization tax law is divided into two types. One is square field, which means 41 acres, 66 acres and 160 steps per side. The land is divided into five grades to avoid hidden fields."
"The first is tax equalization. All states and counties will check the situation of hidden acres of land, so as to avoid the feeling of having land without tax and having land without tax. It will be implemented on Jingdong Road first and then be promoted to all roads!"
Wen Yanbo said: "The Fangtian Equalization Tax Law is not a new law. I remember that it was implemented in Jingyou, Qingli, Huangyou, and Jiayou. However, there was great resistance to the implementation of this law. It was just a matter of trial and error. Ouyang Yong
My uncle once vigorously promoted it, but in the end it was nothing."
The official asked: "What are the disadvantages of this method?"
Wen Yanbo said: "More taxes and less tax are secondary. The biggest difficulty is to disclose the land property to the court."
"Once the investigation is completed, the local government will know how many acres the clan, relatives, and officials have in total, and then the court will also know it. The previous methods of concealing names will be useless."
Wang Anshi said: "It's not a pity to urge those who are annexing."
Wen Yanbo said: "Not only the annexed households, but also the second and third-class local households are not at ease. Although they have three melons and two dates, they are also afraid that they will be taken care of by the government from now on."
"There are seventy-eight out of ten acres in the world, who dares to tell the government where they came from?"
"So the Fangtian Equalization Tax Law has been abolished in several lines? This is also the difficulty."
Wang Anshi said: "If this method doesn't work, there will be many people in the world who are making illicit wealth, and the number of people who are like flies and dogs will only be more, not less. In a dark room that has been built for thousands of years, a light will make it bright!"
Wen Yanbo shook his head.
Wu Chong said: "How much do I think I can find out?"
Feng Jingze said: "I am worried that the powerful households will not be able to take action, but the lower households with land will become the scapegoats of the government."
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In the discussion on the equalization of taxes in square fields, the official said: "In Zhejiang, there is a lot of labor money. The upper households have to pay 600 guan. If it is so much, there is no harm in taking it. But the fifth-class households don't have much money, so how about exempting it?"
Wang Anshi felt a chill in his heart after hearing this.
The political difference between him and Han Jiang was whether to collect the service-free money for subordinates under the Service Assistance Law.
Moreover, Wu Chong and Zhang Yue both supported Han Jiang's view.
But Wang Anshi insists on collecting the tax exemption money from his subordinates. Now that the government supports the idea of tax exemption, does it mean to use Han Jiang's faction?
Wang Anshi objected: "It is not voluntary for a first-class household to pay 600 guan, but it is necessary to urge the merger. Of course, there may be willing people who pay 600 guan. As for most people who contribute money, it is not because they are stingy with money, but because they are worried about suffering.
Punishment to the court."
"The money contributed by the fifth-class households may not be much, but this is in this good year. If there is a disaster, it will be insufficient to recruit civilians to build water conservancy projects. I think that as long as your majesty does not use this money for extravagant clothing in the pond, garden, etc.
Enjoy, and if you take more, you won’t be abused.”
“Nowadays, if we don’t take it in a good year, how can we force the people to take it in a bad year?”
The official said: "But even in good years, local officials still take money from fifth-class households by force."
Wang Anshi said: "This is because the local court has no money for service. As long as the court's finances become more abundant, the law of assisting the people will be convenient for the people. As long as it is implemented for a long time, the people will be happy to lose and not complain. This is not the intention of the officials.
Is it because you listen to outsiders’ gossip?”
The official was very displeased when he heard this and almost said, I have already demoted one Li Ping for you, so why is there another Li Ping? Don’t I have any ideas?
However, Wang Anshi was already aware of the displeasure of the officials. From asking the fifth-class household servants in Zhejiang for money, he could see that the officials were biased towards Han Jiang and Zhang Yue.
Use this to ask yourself.
Obviously, Tang Gao's memorial yesterday had created a rift in the hearts of the officials. In this chapter, why did the nine-ci bachelor's degree have to be invited from the county? Is he the second Li Ping?
The official asked: "How is Wang Shao doing in the northwest?"
Wang Anshi felt a shiver in his heart and was about to speak when Wu Chong said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Wang Shao was at odds with Jing Sili and Gao Zunyu in the northwest. Before he divided his troops to capture Minzhou, he failed to fight with the two.
People discuss it."
"Now that Minzhou is in peace, there is a rebellion, which involves a lot of soldiers and horses."
When Wang Anshi heard this, he immediately suspected that Wu Chong had received the news about the loss of Tabaicheng.
Cai Ting said on the side: "Now the Xihe River is not in peace, but in Hunan and Guangnan, Zhang Dun and Shen Qi each lead their own troops to conquer. The Khitan is still watching. If anything is lost, it will cause serious trouble."
The official nodded.
Wu Chong and Cai Ting made speeches about the northwest, but Wang Anshi, who had always been eloquent in the past, said nothing about this. This move was really abnormal.
Wen Yanbo, who is best at detecting people's hearts, immediately noticed this acutely. Later, Cai Ting and Wang Gui also reacted.
Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "I heard that there are recent rumors in the government and the public that the Battle of the Northwest was all Wang Shao's fault, and Zhang Yue could only borrow his credit. I wonder if this is groundless?"
Wu Chong also laughed very amusedly and said: "Yes, I have heard about it too, but I don't know where it comes from?"
Some things cannot be put on the table, but it is possible to make innuendoes.
After Wen Yanbo and Wu Chong finished speaking, they looked at Wang Anshi's face.
The official also asked: "Is this really true?"
Wang Anshi was silent for a moment and then said: "It seems that Wang Shao has indeed made great contributions to the court, but the first achievement in winning the five states of Xihe lies with Zhang Yue."
Wen Yanbo laughed, and Wang Gui and other prime ministers said one after another: "This is a great conclusion!"
The officials also nodded happily. Wang Anshi's words were still objective. Other officials didn't know the inside story, but how could the governors not know?
Xihe's first contribution was made by Zhang Yue, which was the unanimous opinion of the previous officials and prime ministers.
After leaving the court, Wang Anshi told Yuan Sui: "Let Zhang Duzhi come to my house!"