Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 77

Emperor Wu originally wanted Liu Rengui to lead Chang'an, but when Liu Rengui left the mountain, Chang'an had already made arrangements, and it would not be appropriate to parachute another leader.

Therefore, he also drove to Luoyang with the king's companion, and easily won the post of prime minister with the qualifications of the veteran of the three dynasties.

Although Di Renjie also had a reputation for being upright, she had too close a relationship with the emperor and was at odds with the powerful. Many people in the court felt that Liu Rengui had gone out of the mountain, and Di Renjie was happy to hear that Liu Renjie was deflated.

Di Renjie was also mentally prepared for Empress Wu's enthronement as emperor. As a county magistrate in Xiazhou, he had a lot of contact with the people, without the impetuousness of the capital, but he had some hope for Empress Wu to become emperor.It is said that people all over the world look forward to an emperor who can let them live and work in peace and contentment.Second, after a hundred years, Li Tang will still be returned to power, and there is nothing wrong with making troubles all these years.

These different ideas between Liu Rengui and Di Renjie were naturally expressed in the usual performances. Therefore, Emperor Wu was naturally more satisfied with Di Renjie, and others respected Liu Rengui even more.

Shen Sanwen wanted to get rid of Liu Rengui wholeheartedly, but he didn't have any good timing. It's much easier for a veteran of the three dynasties to play around with the court than a brat like him.Also because Shen Sanwen had always supported the Empress Wu's enthronement, both openly and secretly, Liu Rengui was very dissatisfied with this son-in-law.

Liu Rengui often ridiculed Shen Sanwen, but Shen Sanwen had to bear it.If he retaliates at this time, he may also lose his reputation of being petty, disrespecting his predecessors, and bullying others.

However, Shen Sanwen didn't intend to give way to him in major matters.

After Di Renjie arrived in Luoyang, he compiled years of political experience into a book and presented it to Emperor Wu.

Di Renjie explained to everyone the disadvantages of the current land system.

"In the current land system, every citizen of the Tang Dynasty can share a piece of Yongye land. If they cultivate it diligently, they can be self-sufficient, even nuns and widows can live freely.

However, in recent years, due to natural disasters, military disasters, and increased taxes, the people have to borrow money to survive. If this continues in the coming year, year after year, the people will find it difficult to survive, and can only become slaves to officials or rich families.

Although Yongye Land cannot be transferred, if it cannot survive, the people are willing to be slaves, handing over the land to depend on others for survival or simply selling the land.

In this way, the rich households competed to annex their land, and the common people were displaced.

In Xiazhou, this was the case at the beginning of my appointment.

Fortunately, Wang Fangyi, the governor of Xiazhou, ruled strictly and his officials were powerful. The governor Wang personally supervised the implementation of the land system.

In addition, some thin fields are not enough to pay taxes and cannot survive. The king's governor and ministers called on the officials of Xiazhou to pay out of their own pockets, donate to the people, and share the joys and sorrows with the people of Xiazhou.

The Tang Dynasty has a vast territory, but the land system, which is related to the survival of the people, is becoming more and more unsustainable.

I implore Your Majesty to recalculate the land, distribute the land evenly, and increase the punishment for breaking the land system, so as to ensure that everyone in the Tang Dynasty has enough food and clothing and will not be persecuted by the evil rich. "

Most of the people in the court are powerful and powerful, and it is difficult to empathize with them.But people like Cui Cha and Liu Rengui who have lived in the countryside for a while naturally understand that what Di Renjie said is a matter of life and death for the people of Limin.

However, land property has been the foundation of a wealthy family since ancient times. Only with land can there be food, and only with food can they survive better.

The more fields there are, the more food there is, and the more people can be fed, the more people can be controlled and the more power they have.

During Gaozu’s time, the law was strict, and he accepted advice humbly. Although the nobles of the family also collected money and purchased land, no one dared to touch the foundation of the people’s survival.

Since Emperor Gaozong, he has been fighting for years. Although it is not to say that ten rooms are empty, the average land distributed according to the population has gradually created a slight gap between the rich and the poor.At the beginning of the national war, tax reductions and exemptions could be considered in consideration of the war. Later, there were fewer people in the fields, and military expenditures increased. For many families, the tax pressure was not great, so there was no tax reduction and exemption policy.

In the early stage, there were few people in the fields, which did bring some income. However, with the increase in armaments and the restoration of taxes, some people were unable to cultivate, and some households had no one to cultivate, so the land system was unsustainable.

Rich households have this opportunity, and naturally they will frantically annex land. Therefore, Wu Zhou, at this time, it can indeed be said that many people are living in dire straits.

Although in Chang'an City and Luoyang City, everyone sings praises and firmly believes that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, but many people in the area are enduring unspeakable suffering.

Di Renjie's trip to Xiazhou had a profound impact on his concept of governance.

Even, at the end of the memorial, Di Renjie proposed peaceful coexistence with border countries to reduce disputes.

This is Di Renjie's first memorial after returning to Beijing.

Chaotang caused an uproar.

Minister of the Household Department: "Your Majesty, the system of land equalization has changed, but it does not shake the foundation of the people as Master Di said. The fact that tax payments have increased and not decreased is proof enough that this is not the case.”

Minister of the Ministry of Industry: "The average land is divided according to the population. It is naturally different in different years. If there is birth, old age, sickness and death, it will naturally be re-planned. It is not impossible to divide the land of a family into one place. The whole world is Your Majesty's land. Who Those who dare to occupy the public land as their own and annex the land are alarmist and nonsense."

Di Renjie's temperament of not being afraid of the powerful has not changed.

Di Renjie angrily reprimanded the two ministers, "Eating the king's salary and worrying about the king's worries. You don't want to serve the country, but instead hide the country's serious illness and let it go. What is your intention?
The people can't survive and become slaves to everyone. Is this considered to be greedy for wealth?Knowing that the whole world is loess, but still trying to deceive the king, deceive the superior and the inferior, what should you do? "

Hubu Shilang: "Master Di, do you know how much human and financial resources are needed to calculate the average land and redistribute it? How many accidents will redistribution cause?

It not only gave the corrupt people the opportunity to occupy the good land, but also gave the people who coveted the land the opportunity to divide the land equally.

This is to increase the difficulty of governing and harm the people.

Master Di can manage one part of Xiazhou well, how can we ensure that the whole world can be like Xiazhou? "

The Secretary of the Ministry of Industry continued, "How to ensure fairness when dividing the land? Each household has been cultivating the land for a long time, and how to reassure the people? This move will not improve the living environment of the people, but will arouse public resentment."

Di Renjie glared at them, "Knowing that there are mistakes and not correcting them, if a disaster happens, it will be too late to regret. If there is a natural disaster, in a state, the light ones will starve and die all over the country, and the people will eat their children, and the serious ones will fall into grass and become bandits. Kill, loot, and rise up. At that time, you will be sinners through the ages.

Your Majesty is wise, so naturally he will not be deceived by others.Now that His Majesty is on the throne for the first time, it is time to select talents and appoint talents, reform the old system, and maintain the livelihood of the people.If we can punish rape and eradicate evil, track down local lawbreakers, and ensure that people have clothes, they will surely become a sage king through the ages and a model for future affairs. "

Liu Rengui, Cui Cha, and Shen Sanwen took the lead in seconding the proposal.

So the people stopped talking.

Emperor Wu: "Di Aiqing's words are justified. How to innovate is yet to be discussed. I hope that all the ministers will put the community as the most important thing, and don't abolish the public for personal reasons and delay state affairs."

(Don't forget Baby Shen's name, what name should I choose?)
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