Han Dao world

Chapter 645 On Specimens
Huang Chengyan had suspected that Liu Xie had murderous intentions, but now that Liu Xie had admitted it himself, he was still in a cold sweat and was terrified.

If it is as Liu Xie envisioned, most of Shandong Yiguan will be slaughtered, and the tragedy of cannibalism will be seen everywhere.

Taiping may come, but they may not be able to see it.

No matter how noble a gentleman is, he cannot accept such a result.

But he didn't have a better way. Facing Liu Xie's request, he could only shake his head and sigh. "How can I, a savage, be able to solve such a feat. Love can't help, and suffering can't help."

"Huang Jun is being polite." Liu Xie laughed, then turned to look at Pang Tong. "Shiyuan, what about you?"

Pang Tong had been waiting for this moment for a long time, straightened his clothes, and coughed lightly. "Caomin thinks that His Majesty might as well punish the chief culprit, pardon the rest, give both kindness and power, and rule both fundamentally and fundamentally."

Liu Xie signaled: "Tell me carefully."

Pang Tong was also polite and talked freely.

His plan is also very simple, to get rid of the culprit.

Mergers are indeed a chronic disease, but for different people, this chronic disease can be mild or severe, and it is not appropriate to order all refunds across the board.

After all, the noble families who occupy a large amount of land are a minority. As long as these people are eliminated, the problem of land annexation can be greatly alleviated.Even if the remaining people occupy more land than the quota, as long as they don't hoard and drive up food prices, it won't affect the overall situation.

To use a simple analogy, Jingzhou had [-] million households at its peak, but Nanyang County accounted for more than [-] households, nearly [-]%.Nanyang has a large number of feudal monarchs, and the situation of land annexation is also the most serious.As long as the annexation of Nanyang County can be resolved, more than half of Jingzhou's problems will be resolved.

Dealing with fewer people but solving more problems is the correct way. There is no way to treat everyone equally and force everyone to rebel against the imperial court.

If the imperial court announces that it will only target the big clans in Nanyang, or even some greedy big clans in Nanyang, and not the rest, I believe that other people will agree with the decision of the imperial court, and there will be no such thing as a civil uprising.

The Yellow Turbans also aimed to suppress mergers, equalize the rich and the poor, and their momentum was not small, but their goal was too big. They treated all the big clans equally and killed them all, which aroused the opposition of all the big clans, and finally failed inevitably.

Although the Yellow Turban is not comparable to the imperial court, the situation is similar, and we can learn from its gains and losses to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

"The grassroots are ignorant and lying, and if they are inappropriate, please forgive me." After Pang Tong finished speaking, he saluted deeply, and his heart beat a little faster.

He and Huang Chengyan walked together all the way and discussed this issue many times, but the two could not reach a common opinion.Now that I say it in front of the emperor, I don't know how the emperor will react.

Liu Xie looked at Huang Chengyan. "What do you think of Huang Jun?"

Huang Chengyan shook his head. "The grassroots disagree. Although it is true that the big clan occupies more land, it may not be due to the infringement of rights, but it may also be due to their good management. Just because they have a lot of property and forcibly deprive them, who will want to accumulate family assets in the future? That's it. , the wind of extravagance must prevail, it is not the blessing of the imperial court."

Liu Xie was noncommittal, and turned to Mrs. Cai. "What does Madam think?"

Mrs. Cai was stunned for a moment, and then her face became hot.She didn't expect Liu Huihui to consult her opinion, but after thinking about it, she felt that this was the normal result.

She thought about it seriously, and said, "A concubine...has the same opinion as a humble husband."

She paused, and then said: "Take the concubine's mother family as an example. Although some people in the Cai family have become officials, they have never been high-ranking officials such as ministers, and there are not many two thousand stones. The reason why they have so little money is because they have Jianghan. The beauty is that there are fertile fields and sweet water, and the second is that he is good at management, brewing wine and making koji, and has worked tirelessly. Although I dare not say that there is no money, I dare say that I am not a big treacherous person. If it is just because of family wealth, it will be What is the difference between the killing by the court and the order of Xiaowu's remonstrance?"

Liu Xie smiled.

He knew that Huang Chengyan and his party were not just sending relatives off, or even examining whether he was worthy of serving, but also the task of inquiring about the imperial court's policies for the Xiangyang clan.No matter how free and easy Huang Chengyan is, no matter how unruly Mrs. Cai is, it is impossible to sit back and watch the family be robbed.

Of course, Mrs. Cai justified her mother's family face to face, which was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"Kong Ming, what do you think?" Liu Xie turned to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang bowed slightly. "My minister believes that the law should be used to rule, not only the number of fields and houses, but also whether they are obtained according to the way. If it is the result of hard work, no matter how much they have, they will not take a cent. If they are not obtained according to the way, even if they are few, they will not be condoned. Only in this way can the evil be feared and the good be at peace."

Pang Tongtong became a little anxious when he heard it, and couldn't help but said: "Although what Kong Ming said is fair, I'm afraid things will be complicated and difficult to implement. Most of the big family's industries are accumulated over several generations, how can we clearly explain the income? Once you investigate, you may never be able to find out.”

Zhuge Liang smiled without saying a word.

Pang Tong knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he could only keep his mouth shut and cast his eyes on Liu Xie.

Liu Xie rubbed his fingers and pondered for a moment. "What you said is all reasonable, but the applicable environment is different, and the effect of completion is also different. Shiyuan's plan can cure the symptoms, but it is a little rough and difficult to cure the root cause. Kong Ming's plan can cure the root cause, but it is a little slow and cannot be an emergency. .”

Huang Yueying couldn't help asking: "Then what will His Majesty do?"

"Treat the symptoms with the plan of scholars and Yuan, and treat the root with the plan of Kongming." Liu Xie said: "Of course, this is not completely separated. When treating the symptoms, you can also refer to its reputation and virtue. When treating the root cause, you should also consider the branches. Strong and weak, don’t let the tail grow too big. Treat the symptoms and the root cause, go hand in hand, and stop at the ultimate good.”

Huang Chengyan and Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement, and Mrs. Cai and Huang Yueying were also satisfied with the answer.

Pang Tong couldn't help asking: "Does Your Majesty think that this is the best?"

"Shi Yuan thought it was impossible?"

"With all due respect to the grassroots, it is simply not feasible to find out the source of every asset."

Liu Xie smiled.

To a considerable extent, Pang Tong was right.It is not easy to find out the source of every asset, not to mention the present, even in the [-]st century when the level of technology is almost pervasive.Even if it can be done, the resources invested are massive.

Therefore, Pang Tong's focus on the large and let go of the small is the mainstream. As long as the government seizes the big taxpayers and plugs the big loopholes, the financial situation will be very healthy.Tax evasion by ordinary people is usually turned a blind eye, unless someone reports it.

With the current level of technology, it is more straightforward to apply across the board.

The problem is that this simple and crude method is a double-edged sword. While the money comes in quickly, it also does great harm to the government.

When Mrs. Cai mentioned the warning order, it was by no means a simple statement, it was a silent warning.

"Xun Ziyun: The hard work of ten horses is hard work. As long as you keep making progress, you can get one step closer to your goal. If it doesn't work now, it doesn't mean it won't work in the future. And this is exactly what I expect from scholars. The road is long and the road is long. ,I will search up and down."

(End of this chapter)