Han Shizu

Chapter 1852
Xijing, Guangzheng Hall, Zhengshitang.

In the high hall, Zhao Pu and Jin Wang Liu Xi sat opposite each other, handed the report to Liu Xi, and said with a smile: "The officialdom in Gyeonggi Province is very lively!"

Liu Xi took it and looked it over, put it down, then silently took out a copy of the memorial he had received, and passed it to Zhao Pu.After Zhao Pu finished reading, Liu Xi said: "The dispute between the principal and deputy envoys has become increasingly fierce, and it has already been put on the table! The conflict at the Gyeonggi Provincial Divisional level seems to be very serious, and the lawsuits have all reached the central government!"

Zhao Pu and Liu Xi received memorials from Pan You and Li Shouyuan respectively. In addition to the report on the progress of the current tax reform in Gyeonggi-do, they both focused on describing the problems and difficulties in Gyeonggi-do, and criticism and accusations against each other were inevitable.

Since the Mid-Autumn Festival, the official circles in Gyeonggi Province have been fighting openly and secretly. A small matter, a big event in five days, has continued to this day, and even the Xijing court can't help but pay close attention to it, because the dispute between Pan and Li has already affected the overall situation of reform.

This lawsuit originally couldn't reach the center. After all, the affairs of Gyeonggi Province should be resolved within the province as much as possible. This may be the subconsciousness of a local official. The apostle made a joke.

But many things are not what they want. Pan You suppressed the conflicts below Gyeonggi Province, but the fundamental conflicts are not something he can suppress if he wants to suppress them, and Li Shouyuan is not so easy to suppress.

All of Pan You's authority in Gyeonggi Province comes from the trust of his superiors and from the conferment of the imperial court system, and Li Shouyuan also possesses both. Pan You has the first-class administrative power in Gyeonggi Province, but his restraint on Li Shouyuan is limited of.

It is very difficult to defeat Li Shouyuan through the rules of the system, not to mention the fact that the other party has a deep background, and the most important thing is that Li Shouyuan has always done a good job of saving face. From the beginning to the end, it is very clear that he is firm in the court It is not Pan You who supports it, but his objection is not because of his aggressive approach.

As for Pan You’s questioning of Li Shouyuan in the Yatang, Li Shouyuan gave an answer later. He just went to Yancheng County in the south of Xuzhou to inspect and summoned the county government officials and local county officials and squires to appease and communicate. After some research, and half a month later, a new and more detailed data on the number of acres of land in Yancheng County was submitted to the Siya.

Although this report is not comprehensive enough, and how much hidden information remains, at least in terms of results, it is much more reliable and the progress is more obvious than what Pan Youqiang strictly promoted before. .

As soon as this happened, coupled with Li Hang's achievements in Yuanwu County, Zhengzhou, it was clear at a glance which one was better, which one was popular, and whose measures deserved more support.The same is to promote reforms. Pan You is angry and resentful when he does it, and there are many obstacles. If it is Li Shouyuan, it will be smooth and harmonious.
In this way, Pan You naturally fell into a certain embarrassing situation. The argument of hindering reform cannot be used as a weapon against Li Shouyuan, and other methods are also difficult to be effective.

But how could Pan You have a compromising character? Li Shouyuan made a move, and he had to accept it.Li Shouyuan made a fuss about the clearing of the land in Yancheng County, and he immediately focused on Yancheng to verify the results of the report he submitted. At the same time, he sent a group of people to review it, which really made him discover some problems. .

In the final analysis, Li Shouyuan's reform promotion is extremely conservative and compromising. He is very clear about the land of small farmers and small households, but it is not clear about those big households with background and connections. There are many obscurities.

In the entire county, there are only five households with more than [-] mu of land, and none of them exceeds [-] mu, and many of the fields are stuck in the new tax system of [-], [-], [-], and [-] mu. , such an obvious problem, how can Pan You admit it, and attack it with the suspicion that the inventory data is incomplete and false.

Li Shouyuan has also been prepared for this. His explanation is that some land is in a state of transaction, and the property rights are unknown, and the rights need to be confirmed later.
Naturally, Pan You couldn't accept these prevarication reasons, and continued to attack. In the follow-up investigation, he discovered the loss of official and professional fields.Between the two sides, around a county of Yancheng, the fight was fierce. As a result, the land clearing situation in other places naturally slowed down, and even stagnated again. Up and down were waiting for the result of the fight, planning to see the direction of the wind Act again.

When it is difficult for both parties to come up with something decisive, more authoritative support is naturally needed, and it will inevitably be submitted to the court and handed over to the central center for adjudication.As a key demonstration area for tax reform, the imperial court is of course paying close attention to it all the time, and understands the vicissitudes of the situation. It has not spoken before, but also wants to see further development.

However, the situation has developed to the present, and the principal and deputy envoys are attacking each other, and the political dispute has reached the point where it is either one or the other, irreconcilable. Both Zhao Pu and Liu Xi know that it is time for the center to take action.

After glancing at Liu Xi, Zhao Pu said with emotion: "Since ancient times, since the reform, all kinds of disputes and disputes are unavoidable. This should have been foreseen long ago. With the promulgation of the new system and the advancement of the reform process in various places, disputes will only happen. More and more. It’s just that this is still in the first stage, and so many things have happened just to clear Zhang’s fields, and it’s a bit unexpected. Your Highness thinks, is this a problem with the new system, or a problem with people?”

Regarding this question, Liu Xi did not answer casually, but after some thinking, he said solemnly: "Your Majesty once said that there is no perfect system, you can only take the big benefits, endure the small harms, and supervise them at the same time. And the reform In the matter, the problem often occurs at the implementation level. From the perspective of Gyeonggi Province, at least from the surface, it is at the implementation level. The two sides have great differences in how to implement the new system and have different opinions!"

"Then His Highness, do you think Pan You has more problems, or Li Shouyuan has more problems?" Zhao Pu asked again.

Liu Xi frowned, pondering, as if this question was difficult to answer.Seeing this, Zhao Pu smiled lightly, and said, "What do you think of Li Shouyuan, Your Highness?"

"President Zhao is testing me?" Liu Xi raised his eyebrows, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said calmly.

"Don't dare!" Zhao Pu calmly said with a smile on his face, "Pan You, the old man, understands that he may be politically controversial and lacks means, but he is very good at understanding the will of the imperial court, and can meticulously carry out the tasks of the New Deal. But this Li Shouyuan, the old man doesn’t know much about it.”

Zhao Pu's words seemed to be biased, Liu Xi couldn't help but glanced at him, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know much about Li Shouyuan either! However, judging from the current problems in Gyeonggi-do, it's just my understanding of the new system. The second envoy himself is not involved in the execution and implementation issues, and as for the exposed problems, as the principal and deputy envoys, both are responsible!"

Hearing what Liu Xi said, Zhao Pu's eyes flashed with astonishment, and he sighed inwardly. He knew that King Jin was smart and slippery.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Pu finally showed a serious face and said, "The dispute in Gyeonggi Province has seriously affected the promotion of tax reform and must be resolved. How to deal with it? Does Your Highness have any suggestions?"

Regarding this, Liu Xi thought for a while, and said calmly: "Since it is an internal conflict, it is best to resolve it internally. The dispute between the two should be coordinated!"

"What if the coordination is not good?" Zhao Pu asked.

Liu Xi said decisively: "Then the center has to take decisive measures!"

Hearing this, Zhao Pu nodded his head and said: "Everything should be based on the tax reform. No matter what, it will affect the overall situation of the reform, and the court will definitely not tolerate it!"

As he said that, Zhao Pu added leisurely: "After all, Pan You is the chief official of Gyeonggi Province appointed by the imperial court and the leader of the tax reform. No matter what his style is, or if his subordinates have any objections, he should not take such means to fight. In this way, both It is not conducive to the solution of the problem, the promotion of reform, and it also damages the authority of the chief official, which is not conducive to the implementation of the imperial court's will to reform."

When Zhao Pu said this, his attitude was already very clear, obviously he was firmly on Pan You's side.Of course, this is understandable. After all, Pan You is the general reformer introduced by Zhao Pu. As long as he does not violate the principled issues, other issues are trivial.As for the problems and contradictions that arise during the reform process, the center has already made preparations.

In this way, as long as Zhao Pu's aspect is stable, Pan You will be as stable as Mount Tai. Even if there are some twists and turns, the overall situation of Gyeonggi-do will not change fundamentally.

Obviously, some people claim to be smart, but after all, they fail to grasp the flow and changes of the situation, and their understanding of the general trend is still taken for granted.Of course, different positions lead to different actions. Under such a premise, all actions can also be explained.

But people like Li Shouyuan, although they support reform on the surface, even if their mouths are high-sounding, how can they hide from the insightful eyes of Gaotang in which direction their buttocks are going.

And if there is still no change, then the iron fist from the center will be lowered without hesitation. In these matters, Zhao Pu has the determination and the power.

(End of this chapter)