Daxianguan

Chapter 759 Preheating Ventilation
Hubu Shangshu's face brightened when he heard this: "Chu Xian, since you know, you should understand that some things are already deeply rooted. Landlords and overlords are already the foundation of the holy pilgrimage, and there are a large number of people. You can move them." , is to shake the foundation of the holy pilgrimage, not to mention that you can't pass it on my side, even if you go to the court meeting, or discuss it in the Shoufu Pavilion, no one will support you. On the contrary, if you raise it, not only will you pass However, it still causes a show, so why do you do this?"

Chu Xian smiled, and did not answer directly, but said: "Master Shangshu, since you can see the disadvantages of this matter, you should understand a truth, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and some things may cost hundreds of thousands of dollars." There will be no problems for a few years, but this does not mean that there will never be problems. Right now, the Holy Dynasty is strong, but if the political situation shows a slight decline in the future, let me ask, will the problems be exposed at that time, will it be the last thing that crushes the camel? A straw?"

Chu Xian asked Hubu Shangshu back.

This rhetorical question made Hubu Shangshu unable to answer.

Chu Xian continued: "Maybe this is something in the future, maybe you and I will think that this kind of thing will be left to future generations to solve, but what if they can't solve it? Just like us, we are afraid of wolves and tigers , In the end, I am afraid that it will lead to a catastrophe, and then the foundation of the Holy Dynasty will be shaken. At that time, my lord and I will become eternal sinners of the Holy Dynasty."

When these words came out, Shangshu Hubu visibly shook his body, obviously struggling.

Chu Xian did not continue to speak, but retreated after saluting. Some things do need some time to think and make decisions, especially when the general policy of "scraping bones to cure poison" is implemented. It takes a lot of courage and courage.

Chu Xian is fearless, but he has limited ability alone, so he must also win the support of others. The matter of land reform is led by the Ministry of Household Affairs, so the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs has become the first one that Chu Xian must overcome. fortress.

With the support of the Minister of the Household Department, this matter is only possible, otherwise, no matter how much Chu Xian tosses, I am afraid that the final result will be useless.

Based on Chu Xian's understanding of the Minister of the Ministry of Households, Chu Xian knew that the other party had long seen the shortcomings of the current policy and wanted to reform, but even Daoxian, even officials at the level of the Shoufu Pavilion, would implement this kind of policy. Similar to the government decree of "shattering the world", it also seemed a little powerless. It was because of this that it failed last time, but fortunately, this time, Chu Xian fought side by side with him.

Land, to be precise, is arable land, which is the foundation of a country, and the same is true for the Holy Dynasty. The Holy Dynasty implements private ownership, and the land is privately owned, but it can be bought and sold, and only needs to pay taxes.

When it was first designated, it was indeed considered good, but this system has great disadvantages.

People in this world are always chasing profit, and there are strong and weak people, and they are also divided into smart and dull. Those with vision have tightly held land ownership in their hands from the very beginning. Not only that, but they will also find ways to get it from others. Either lure them to buy, or take them by force, in short, they are all kinds of income.

Cultivating land is limited, and it takes a long time. Some people are sitting on ten thousand hectares of fertile land, but most people are born empty-handed, because their land has been lost or sold since their ancestors.

How to make a living without land?
Craftsmen don't worry, businessmen don't worry, but in this world, farmers are more.

Farmers want to plow fields, but they have no land to grow, so they can only rent from those landlords and tyrants who have land. In this way, most of the income has to be handed over to the coolies. How they live this day can be predicted. up.Except for a few people who changed their destiny through other means, most of the people have come here from generation to generation.

So the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

The most frightening thing is that the landlords and tyrants who control resources and wealth are extremely numerous and self-contained. It is almost difficult for others to seek benefits from them. This class is like a partition that separates the entire holy dynasty. It is more like a horrible parasite, sucking nutrients from the top and blood from the bottom, and they themselves, not thinking about making progress, occupy a lot of fields and wealth.

Chu Xian knew that in some places, the landlord was a first-class landlord, even comparable to the local government in terms of influence. In some families, there were only a dozen people, but they owned half of the farmland around the local county town.

Just ask, if this situation continues, sooner or later something big will happen.

And as long as it is detrimental to this class, it will be resisted, either explicitly or covertly. Many government orders can only be implemented at the city government level, and it is difficult to implement them in the county government or even the village. On the contrary, it is yin and yang, and similar things happen from time to time, and it is difficult to hold them accountable. Even if one is discovered, after dealing with it, it will not be able to shake the overall situation at all.

Because of this, it shows that this matter has reached the point where it must be dealt with.

Of course, for the Holy Dynasty, there is nothing wrong with maintaining the existing system. After all, absolute force is in the hands of the Holy Dynasty, and a Taoist immortal can pacify a state.

Governing the world does not rely on force, but on good governance and gentleness. Otherwise, why would the immortals spend their time and effort perfecting the system and devoting themselves to the Holy Dynasty?It is to uphold Taizong's mission to revitalize the human race. Why is the Wu clan established for tens of thousands of years, but not as long as the holy dynasty for 5000 years?That's why.

However, Chu Xian knows in his heart that there is still a long way to go before the things he put on paper can be truly implemented and turned into real things, and it is absolutely frightening every step of the way. The existence of the level has been dissuaded several times, and he is extremely jealous, so he knows the difficulty of this matter.

If it is difficult, it is more worth doing.

Chu Xian is no longer the dazed young man he was more than ten years ago. He has had many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, and he is also very clear about the hidden rules and ways of the officialdom.If it is a general decree, at his current level, he does not need to report it inside the Shoufu Pavilion, and it will be directly voted at the court meeting. The probability of passing it is definitely more than [-]%.But this time the land reform law is no small matter. It must communicate with the Shoufu Pavilion, and must be approved by most members. Even if they do not support it, I hope they will not hold back to oppose it.

Compared with Shoufu Pavilion, Chu Xian was actually more worried about the court meeting.

The officials in the Shoufu Pavilion are the most elite existences of the Holy Dynasty. They are broad-minded and almost all serve the public. As long as it is beneficial, the probability of passing in the Shoufu Pavilion is extremely high, even if it is Yang Zhenqing. The immortal official who has a grudge with Chu Xian, in this kind of "big right and wrong", Chu Xian believes that the other party will definitely stand firmly on the reformist side.

But the court meeting is different.

There are many officials in the court, representing the interests of all parties, and sometimes there are some old-fashioned and stubborn people who are not flexible. These are not bad, at least they are positive. If you encounter some conspiracies and small calculations, or even hoarding them secretly As for the officials in the field, this decree is tantamount to killing them.

It's no wonder they can agree. Although they have high official positions, if the officials at the court gather together, they will be quite a force.

The most troublesome thing is, even if it is enforced with the toughness of the Shoufu Pavilion, how many officials are there in the Shoufu Pavilion?The real implementation still depends on the officials at all levels below. If they agree to it on the surface but do nothing in reality, then the reform will be in name only.

Similar things have happened before, not because of Chu Xian's alarmist words.

Chu Xian didn't want to have thunder without rain, since he wanted to do it, he had to do it thoroughly.

He left from Hubu Shangshu and went to find Cui Huanzhi and Kong Qian. As long as he could have a place in the court meeting and belonged to his side, Chu Xian would communicate with them in person in advance to get their approval. support.

Obviously, both Cui Huanzhi and Kong Qian expressed their support after knowing Chu Xian's thoughts. Chu Xian had already expected this. If he couldn't even convince these two, then he wouldn't do it. up.

Naturally, for those officials with good relations, Chu Xian went to lobby in person these few days, but the number of these officials is not many, and they are all friends of Chu Xian, even if some have reservations, they will not speak out in advance.

Besides, what Chu Xian needs to persuade the most is naturally Grand Master Xiao Yu and Da Situ.

Of these two, one is the head of the Shoufu Pavilion, who is currently in charge of the highest authority in the Holy Dynasty, and the other is in charge of all internal affairs, and there is also the current Shang Shuling.

All three must be notified in advance.

Grand Master Xiao Yu didn't have any problems, and Grand Master Xiao Yu also told Chu Xian that Grand Master Lu Yan had thought about doing it as early as when Grand Master Lu Yan was in office. So it has been dragged on until now, Grand Master Xiao Yu also has this intention, Chu Xian brought it up at this time, it really hit it off, Xiao Yu even told Chu Xian that he would fully support this matter, and only hoped that Chu Xian could really do it, and It's not that there will be thunder and no rain, if it fails again, the prestige of Shengchao Shoufu Pavilion will also be lost.

With Grand Master Xiao Yu's full support, Chu Xian naturally had confidence.

On the side of Da Situ, there is also an opinion, that is, support. Chu Xian respects Da Situ very much. Da Situ is already quite old, but he gave up continuing to practice and improve his cultivation. All the energy is devoted to the government affairs of the Holy Dynasty. Everyone knows that it is very unlikely that Da Situ can break through the realm. In this way, he has not much life left, but Da Situ is still calm and calm. This state of mind , is really admirable.

But when Chu Xian went to look for Shang Shuling Li Yuanming, he encountered trouble.

The Shangshuling of the Holy Dynasty has a considerable official position and high authority, but Li Yuanming is too conservative, and in the Shoufu Pavilion, he was suppressed by Xiao Yu who was the Zhongshuling before, and some of the six Shangshu From time to time, he would bypass his Ministerial Order and directly discuss with Da Situ and Grand Master Xiao Yu, so in the Shoufu Pavilion, Li Yuanming's Shangshuling did not have a strong sense of presence.

(End of this chapter)