Han Shizu

The dispute in Gyeonggi Province, following the visit of Prime Minister Zhao Kuangyi to Yingchang City, after some mediation, the dispute between the two envoys finally came to an end.In the lobby of the Gyeonggi Province Office, Zhao Kuangyi delivered a generous speech on behalf of the court, personally conveying the will of the court to the bureaucrats in Gyeonggi Province, explaining the significance of tax reform, and showing the firm determination of the court.

After Zhao Kuangyi's speech, a series of open and secret struggles took place in Gyeonggi's official circles around the tax reform, which was also forcibly drawn to a halt. The focus of the next work, everything will revolve around the implementation of the new tax system. Zhao Kuangyi expressed it very well clear.

Regarding Pan and Li, who had sparked political disputes before, Zhao Kuangyi gave [-] big boards each, and reprimanded them on behalf of the imperial court. People feel even more disgusting, but Pan You naturally doesn't care. In this dispute, he is obviously the winner.

As for the bias in Zhao Kuangyi's words and some cryptic warnings, Pan You didn't care much. He wasn't a political faction in the first place, and he couldn't pee in a pot at all.

Although Zhao Kuangyi is good at power and strategy, he has a lot of literati habits, and he likes the kind of refined and virtuous ministers.Although Pan You was a civil servant, Zhao Kuangyi didn't like him because he had no literati style, withdrawn temperament, and his ugly face.

However, Zhao Kuangyi's likes and dislikes are completely irrelevant to Pan You. Although you are an honorable empress, a noble minister, and a high-ranking minister, you still don't have much control over Pan You.

The greatest effect of Zhao Kuangyi and Yingchang's party was to temporarily unify the reform ideas of the upper echelons of Gyeonggi Province. No matter how different their ideas are, they have done enough to save face.Moreover, a red line was drawn for them, that is, the struggle that affects the reform process is not allowed by the imperial court, and whoever violates it will be punished by the imperial court.

Of course, what is presented on the surface is difficult to distinguish between true and false.In private, Zhao Kuangyi called Li Shouyuan up and gave him a good warning.The relationship between Zhao and Li's family is there. Zhao Kuangyi and Li Shouyuan were not polite at all, but spoke bluntly.

Those little tricks you did in Gyeonggi Province, those little tricks you played, all the princes of the court knew it well, and they didn't punish you severely just because you didn't act too out of line.

However, if you don't know restraint and insist on going your own way, the court will never tolerate it.Regarding the reform of the tax system, the imperial court does not care about its deeds, as long as it causes substantial obstacles to the reform, it is a crime.

Therefore, continuing to confront Pan You in Gyeonggi-do will never end well and is not worth it.Zhao Kuangyi's severe reprimand was like pouring a basin of cold water on Li Shouyuan's head, and it also completely shattered the little hope hidden in his heart. Apart from being disappointed, he had to sincerely admit his mistakes and show that he was educated.

In the final analysis, the most fundamental conflict between Pan You and Li Shouyuan was a struggle for power.After all, Li Shouyuan once regarded himself as the next chief official of Gyeonggi Province.However, choosing to use tax reform as a weapon of political struggle, making a big fuss at the top, and even suspected of intensifying conflicts, this is naturally difficult for the top to tolerate.

As for the impact of the tax reform on the existing rentier class, there is of course, but for noble families like Zhao and Li, it is not as big as imagined.After all, today's nobles of the Han Dynasty have many sources of interest. Land output is important, but there are many other industries as supplements.

The tax reform carried out by the court is nothing more than a little tax increase, and it is not deprivation of land ownership. If it does not touch the root cause, there is room for compromise.What's more, most of the nobles have their own "tax-free" quota, which is a reward from the court and is not deprived. Even if there is a loss, it is an excess of land, which is an additional benefit in itself.

Therefore, the most violent response to the tax reform in the Han Dynasty is definitely not the upper class dignitaries, but the middle and lower landlord class. They are the main targets of the court, and the distribution and balance effect of the new tax system is also aimed at these people.

Of course, not everyone has a clear mind and an accurate understanding of tax reform, even among the elite.Harming their interests is like cutting their flesh, and doing some stupid and stupid actions will not surprise anyone.But at least the Duke's family like Zhao and Li obviously won't be like ordinary people, who will be drawn to the interests of the land there.

After a thorough discussion, Zhao Kuangyi gave Li Shouyuan two options. One is to put away all his petty thoughts and stay in Gyeonggi-do, actively cooperate with Pan You in his administration, and complete the tax reform assigned by the court.The second is simple, transfer out of Gyeonggi-do and work elsewhere.Of course, there is a third way, which is to continue the current practice, and the result is beyond what Li Shouyuan can bear.

But Li Shouyuan didn't hesitate much, and chose the first path very conscientiously.After all, the second and third, the loss is too great.As for the first point, it is necessary to overcome a psychological difficulty, because it is tantamount to surrendering to Pan You, and it will have a certain blow to Li Shouyuan's personal prestige.

However, a man should know how to advance and retreat, and can bend and stretch. For a noble elite like Li Shouyuan, making such a choice is not difficult.In addition, Zhao Kuangyi must not be offended, right? This is the core figure in their current political group.

As for his decision, Zhao Kuangyi is quite satisfied, if this person is stubborn, he really has no effective way to deal with him for a while.In addition, Gyeonggi-do is an important place, and it still needs its own people.

In the end, Zhao Kuangyi revealed some mysteries to Li Shouyuan, telling them to take a long-term view and look forward.He even bluntly said that Pan You, the chief executive, is a knife used to break through reform obstacles. Before the tax reform is completed, whoever touches the edge will only end in blood.

And once the tax reform is over, no matter whether it succeeds or fails, he will definitely not stay in his position for a long time. At that time, the opportunity will come naturally.

With Zhao Kuangyi's teaching, Li Shouyuan felt relieved.In fact, he was so subdued that he went to find Pan You in person and apologized against his will. After Zhao Kuangyi's speech, he stated that he would carry out the new system with firm conviction and determination, and live up to the entrustment of the imperial court. If you don't do your best on the matter of reform, or even go against it, you will be making an enemy of Deputy Envoy Li. The flexibility of this position change is really amazing.

After Zhao Kuangyi Yingchang and his party, the tax reform work in Gyeonggi Province has made a breakthrough, and the process has been greatly accelerated. After all, the representative of the largest force in the upper echelon of the Taoist Department has adopted a compromise choice to avoid the edge for the time being.

Against this background, in the autumn and winter of Kaibao’s 24th year, all levels of government in Gyeonggi Province conducted a general mobilization under the order of Pan You, and everyone devoted themselves to the new system of learning and education, as well as the core land clearing work.

At the end of the busy autumn this year, while ensuring the smooth collection of old taxes, Daosi took a large number of manpower and put it into the clearing of the land under his jurisdiction. From north to south, "good news" continued to spread to Yingchang.

And the results of the land inventory this time are much more complete than the previous one before the Mid-Autumn Festival. After all, with more time, there is also greater pressure.

And this result also made Pan You realize once again that the bureaucrats under him have the ability to fool their superiors.You know, the number of newly reported land registers has doubled compared to the one before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
By the end of winter in the 24th year of Kaibao, most of the clearing of the fields of the states under the jurisdiction of Gyeonggi Province had been completed.But the tail left behind was still a tough bone for Pan You.

Over there, the land situation of the dignitaries under the rule has not been the focus in the previous work. With the acquiescence of the Dao Si, officials at all levels have also consciously avoided it, adopting easy-to-difficult countermeasures.

However, after the registration of the land owned by small and medium-sized landlords was completed, Pan You also had to turn his attention to those powerful families. This difficulty must be overcome.

When Pan You officially ordered the clearing of the powerful land, it also means that the reform of the tax system in Gyeonggi Province has entered a deeper level.