Han Shizu

Chapter 1729 Question of the Prince
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"Thank you, Your Highness!"

After entering the room, from standing to kneeling, from kneeling to standing, until now, Liu Jichang finally got the treatment of sitting with him, and his mood was completely calmed down from the anxiety. Under the contrast, he even felt a sense of comfort.

Looking at Liu Jichang, Liu Yang raised his hand, rolled down his sleeves, and said, "Tell me why I'm here!"

Hearing this, Liu Jichang cheered up immediately, and replied: "I respectfully listen to your instruction!"

Liu Yang: "How much do you know about Anminfang in Nancheng?"

Hearing this, Liu Jichang's feeling of relief instantly disappeared. His Highness the Crown Prince wouldn't have wandered around a Lifang in the southern city, would he?Liu Jichang secretly guessed in his heart, looked at Liu Yang carefully, and looked at his expression, it should be so, Liu Jichang's heart suddenly sank.

After pondering for a while, Liu Jichang said: "His Royal Highness, Anminfang is located in the southeast of Guocheng, adjacent to Kangmin, Lemin, and Huimin. The scholars and people living here are mostly foreigners, who make a living by helping workers in Beijing. "

Pausing to see hesitation, Liu Jichang continued: "The above four squares are relatively impoverished Lifang in Tokyo, and the security situation is also slightly insufficient. There are endless nuisances, and there are many criminal cases every year."

With an indifferent gaze, he looked at Liu Jichang, and after giving enough pressure, Liu Yang said leisurely: "It's not bad, I don't know anything about it!"

The prince's gaze made Liu Jichang feel like a thorn in his back, and cold sweat leaked out of his forehead unconsciously.Liu Jichang bit his head and said: "This is under the rule of the minister. Understanding the people's conditions is the duty, and I dare not slack off."

It's just that when he said this, he obviously lacked confidence.

Liu Yang chuckled twice, and said lightly: "Today, I visited Anminfang, which was an eye-opener! Anmin, Kangmin, Lemin, Huimin, the names of Lifang are quite good, but it's a pity that the people's sentiments are really hard to match. actually!"

After saying this, Liu Jichang's heart trembled suddenly, and he buried his head even lower: "Your Highness, minister, minister."

At this time, Liu Jichang didn't know how to explain it. The four squares in Nancheng can be said to be the slums in Tokyo today, with chaotic law and order and rampant ghosts.In this matter, no matter how you defend, it is easy to be caught.

Liu Jichang was aware of his situation, but because of this, he had the fault of not asking, and turning a blind eye.And if you don't know it, the nature will be even worse, and the label of dereliction of duty can be directly deducted.

Thinking wildly, Liu Jichang wanted to find a reason, but no reason, no excuse, was so inappropriate.However, when Liu Jichang was thinking hard about how to deal with this matter, Liu Yang had already spoken out, and sighed leisurely: "Sifang in Nancheng, this embarrassment may not be a temporary situation, but it will be caused by many years. You have only been in office for one year , it would be unfair to you to say that the fault is yours!"

"Your Highness is wise!" Liu Jichang came back to his senses, and immediately burst into tears of gratitude.There is nothing more touching than the boss taking the initiative to explain for himself. At this moment, Liu Jichang only felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could not be more wise.

Liu Yang obviously has a steelyard in his heart. If he is held accountable, all the prefects including Liu Jichang may be responsible. Can he still be held accountable for this?Take the previous Lu Duan as an example. His political integrity has been praised and affirmed. Even the problems he failed to solve can also be concluded from this. The appearance of the slums in Nancheng is obviously not all the prefect's problem. .

"But!" Without waiting for Liu Jichang to take a few breaths of happiness, Liu Yang changed the subject and said again: "I have been in office for a year, and I have observed his situation, why don't you want to find ways to deal with changes?

Even if we can't save the poor, can't we come up with improvement measures?Those local ruffians and thieves who bully the poor can't be eliminated?Why don't those officials who enforce the law roughly and beat and scold them frequently not be restrained?

It is the fault of the government that the people are poor and can still seek themselves, and the deterioration of law and order and the corruption of the atmosphere are the fault of the government.I have been thinking today, how can the people be safe if the government does not act? "

"Your Highness reprimanded you! It's the minister who mismanaged the government and ignored the people's sentiments in Nancheng, and is willing to take the blame!" Hearing Liu Yang's accusation, Liu Jichang didn't dare to refute it, and listened honestly.The attitude was very correct, and there was a little guilt on his face.

Seeing this, Liu Yang raised his head and sighed again: "Tokyo has always been famous for its cleanliness. There are no rotten leaves on the roads and no dust left on the roads. Why is it that in the four squares of the southern city, the dung is really dirty and filthy? It is so poor that even the dung collectors Don't even want to go?"

"Also, speaking of it, perhaps the princes of the imperial court couldn't believe that there are still beggars in the city of Tokyo, at the feet of the emperor! The imperial court has a policy for a long time. For those who are not productive and have no job, they will all move to the border. Why is it not implemented properly?"

Hearing what Liu Yang said, Liu Jichang subconsciously said: "Your Highness, Kaifeng Mansion has targeted migration for the unemployed, but how to identify the difficulties, and most of them are unwilling to move to the side, and even deliberately avoid escape.

As for those beggars, most of them are old, weak, sick, and disabled. Even if they move to the border, they cannot survive in the harsh border area. In the city, they can still get some food and clothing to survive."

"For the widowed and lonely, Kaifeng has no relief measures? How much food and cloth can they spend? Just ignore them and look at them, lonely and helpless, begging for food?" Liu Yang immediately asked: "Kaibao flourishing age, Does it have nothing to do with them?"

Liu Yang's words were a casual question under his emotions, but they seemed to reveal the essence of certain affairs.Liu Jichang was silent, facing the angry prince, he did not dare to disobey, however, after listening to this question, he couldn't help but said: "Your Highness has a benevolent heart, and has all the people in the world in mind, I admire you very much.

However, Feichen couldn't move his sympathy, it's just that some people are poor and it's really hard to help them.The imperial court is not omnipotent, and with the financial resources of the Kaifeng government, it may be able to provide relief, but this situation is not limited to Kaifeng, how can all the government in the world accept it.Even if it can, it will bring a burden to the government.”

When Liu Jichang said these words, Liu Yang's expression became a little complicated, even a little exciting. After staring at him for a long time, Liu Yangfang pointedly said: "You are telling me the truth!"

"Your Highness!" Liu Jichang lowered his head again, looking very embarrassed.

There was another silence, and Liu Yang said softly: "I am not incomprehensible to the government's embarrassment. It's just that I don't understand the most basic truth of serving officials and the people? Among the officials, there are many who practice the way of Confucius and Mencius, the words of the saint ,Being poor cares themselves, being wealthy cares the world.

Your Kaifeng mansion can't control all the beggars in the world, and now it's under your rule, and it can only do nothing, helpless?

You can imagine that the kindness benefits farmers in various counties, but the four squares of Nancheng City are in Tokyo City, right in front of your eyes, but why do you turn a blind eye?Hear but not hear? "

"I am ashamed!" At this time, the crown prince was shrouded in a layer of "magnificent and upright" light, which made Liu Jichang dare not look directly at him, and he didn't know if he was really ashamed.

Unlike Emperor Liu, who was scheming and pretentious, Liu Yang still maintained a more or less innocent heart, even a little idealized.In other words, he was too deeply influenced by Emperor Liu and loved the people deeply.

I was fooled too much, but I only learned one watch.Maybe it was because the light shrouded in Emperor Liu was too strong to look directly at, but it also made it difficult for Liu Yang to see clearly the essence of Emperor Liu's single husband.

Does Emperor Liu love the people?It is natural to love, even before and after the rule, and the attitude has not wavered until now. It's just that the purpose of Emperor Liu's love for the people is not to love the people, but to maintain the system and rule, just to put on a show.

Emperor Liu did a lot of things to treat the people well, and introduced many policies that benefited and lenient the people. However, he has never been lenient in terms of punishment and punishment. It's just that many situations have been covered up.

"I won't make things difficult for you. I will give you two months. After two months, I will go on a trip again. By then, I hope to see a new scene!" After pondering for a while, Liu Yang said calmly, but his tone was unquestionable.

Although Liu Jichang felt embarrassed, but the prince had spoken, he didn't dare to answer, he sighed helplessly in his heart, and said: "Yes!"

"One more thing. When I was visiting Nanshi today, I heard that some people were collecting taxes from those stalls and hawkers for the government. What's going on?" Liu Yang mentioned another matter.

Hearing this, Liu Jichang couldn't help but feel a little hot, he hesitated and didn't know how to respond.

This kind of reaction naturally made Liu Yang pay more attention, and his tone became a bit harsh: "Why, it's hard to answer my question. Or is there something hidden in it?"

Seeing this, Liu Jichang shook his head again and again: "Your Highness, how dare I hide anything. This matter is also known to me. The reason is that it is not easy to collect commercial taxes. Since the abolition of the market division system, many businessmen have emerged in Tokyo. There are tens of thousands of them, distributed in the streets and alleys of various squares, and even at the door of the house, you can set up a stall to do business.

These small stalls and hawkers are the most inconvenient to manage, and it is difficult to collect taxes.There is a serious shortage of tax collectors in the government, and they can only be placed in the market wharf goods yard and the workshops of those big merchants. It is really difficult to take care of the rest.

However, the government should collect business taxes for those traders who are doing business, so the Kaifeng government used this to formulate a policy to let some non-governmental organizations be responsible for collecting taxes from those small traders and paying them to the government."

Speaking of this, Liu Jichang's voice was unconsciously lowered a lot, obviously a little embarrassed.There is another point that he didn't mention, that is, this part of the income is the small treasury of Kaifeng Mansion.

"Okay, even the power of taxation can be delegated! What a non-governmental organization, it's clearly a group of local ruffians who bully the common people and bully the city!" Liu Yang couldn't help being angry: "Is there any supervision in the Kaifeng government? Can the tax details be determined? Can you prevent the disadvantages?"

"Today, I witnessed it with my own eyes. Its actions are lawless!" Liu Yang burst out with anger: "You can sit and collect money every year and every month for the sake of saving convenience. How much oppression, you prefect, do you understand?"

Facing the angry crown prince, Liu Jichang felt a little restless.

(End of this chapter)