Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 138 The Central Policy Shared Service into the Mu (Two in One)

"Such a good strategy is actually a bad one in Fan Taicheng's eyes?" Zhang Dun stared at Fan Zheng in disbelief.

The one-whip method is simple and easy to implement, much more convenient than the new Fangtian average tax law and exemption law, and it is very easy to implement, but in Fan Zheng's eyes, it is just a bad idea.

Zeng Bu also looked embarrassed. Although he admired the new law very much, he had to admit that the new law was still slightly inferior to the one whip method. If the one whip method was a bad policy, then his new law would not be a bad policy.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "Otherwise, Fan Mou said just now that as long as it is money, it will always do everything possible to breed corruption, and the law of a whip is no exception. The greatest convenience of the law of a whip is that it converts all taxes into silver. Defeat is also defeated by silver taels."

"Why?" Zhao Xu asked puzzled.

"Because the Whip Law commits the same mistake as the Immunity Law, that is, collecting money from the poor!" Fan Zheng sighed.

"Collecting money from the poor, paying taxes and serving in the service is the obligation of every commoner in the Song Dynasty, no matter the poor or the rich." Zhang Dun said with a firm face.

Zeng Bu also made a serious point. In the view of the New Party, the labor exemption law is the first law that benefits the people. It can prevent rich households from escaping from labor, and it can also allow the people to work in the fields during busy farming seasons to ensure production.

Fan Zheng smiled wryly and said: "The reason why the poor are poor is because they have no money, and they will cherish it even if they lack it. Even if the imperial court collects a penny from them, they will be heartbroken. The idea of ​​the immunity law is very good. With money Substitute service has made it impossible for many wealthy households who escaped to serve to hide, and has allowed many middle households who do not want to serve to pay for their services. But what about the poor? They really have no money, and they were able to serve with all their strength before, but now they are made to spend their money. The pitiful amount of money is naturally full of complaints, so it happens to be used by wealthy households who don't want to pay for immunization, so it has become a bad government in everyone's mouth."

Zeng Bu's face changed, and painful memories could not help but emerge. He knew what Fan Zheng said was true, and that's how the new law failed.

Zhang Dun took a deep breath and said, "We will learn from this reform again and let the people voluntarily choose to serve or be immune."

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, and continued to ask: "But there is no controversy about the law of exemption from military service, why is it still defeated by money?"

The hearts of Zhang Dun and the others sank, and they could hear Zhao Xu's great appreciation for a whip from the tone of his voice.

Fan Zheng explained: "Because of the whipping law, the government no longer accepts real goods, but instead accepts silver. People need to exchange grain for silver taels to pay taxes. However, as we all know, grain is the cheapest when there is a good harvest, and many merchants will take advantage of the opportunity to lower Grain is collected at a low price, and the people urgently need money to pay taxes, so in the end they can only sell the grain at a low price, even if it is a bumper year and they collect three or five buckets more, I am afraid that they will not have food and clothing, so naturally there are many complaints."

Zhao Xu suddenly looked embarrassed and said, "A group of profiteers!"

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Since ancient times, merchants have been running for profit. If merchants are used properly, they are also the help of the country's imperial court. The humble officials who reformed the law also relied on the power of merchants to have the grand occasion of today's doctors. If there were no loopholes in the reform, and How can it be taken advantage of by profiteers."

Zhao Xu was thoughtful.

Fan Zheng continued to nod and said: "Just now I said that the reason for the failure of the new law and the one-whip law was to collect money from the poor. That's why people took advantage of it, took advantage of it, and finally failed. If the Song Dynasty wants to reform the law successfully, it must be One way to go is to charge more money from the rich, and less money from the poor, or even no money! Only in this way can reform be successful.

"Is this impossible? Fairness is the first priority in the court's laws. If some people receive more and some receive less, there will be a lot of enthusiasm. This is the way to subjugate the country." Zhang Dun resolutely objected.

This is why they know that the immunity law is not good for the poor, but they still do not change it, because once they let go, it will inevitably lead to the collapse of the entire immunity law.

"Injustice, there are many injustices in the world. The rich have many fields, but there are few workers.

For a while, Fan Zheng and Xindang fell into a stalemate.

Fan Zhengnian moved his head and said: "Since this is the case, let's look at it from another angle. The reason why the rich are rich is because of the fields under their names, and the reason why the poor are poor is because they have little land under their names. Is it no longer counted by the head, but by the property?"

"Land property?" Everyone's hearts moved. In any era, land is the most precious wealth. Even if a merchant's family is rich, it is nothing but water without a source and a tree without roots.

Fan Zhengzheng nodded his head and said: "The humble minister has a good strategy: spread labor into the mu! It is enough to ensure the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty for a hundred years!"

"The servitude goes to the mu!" The three of them were slightly startled. As the name suggests, the servitude to the mu means that the exemption money is divided into the land tax.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "That's right, the servitude is allocated to the mu. Since Mr. Zhang thinks it's unfair for some to pay more for service and some for less, in this case, let's change the point of view. Those who have more land will pay more, those who have less land will pay less, and those who have no land will not pay."

"Those who have more land pay more, those who have little land pay less, and those who have no land don't pay." Zhang Dun frowned. This is not the same as charging more for the rich and less for the poor.

"If the tax increase per mu is the same, it's fair!" Fan Zheng retorted lightly.

"What a fair one!" Zhao Xu couldn't help exclaiming.

The eyes of Zhang Dun and the others also brightened. If they directly asked the rich households to pay more, the wealthy households would definitely oppose it. If they directly collected taxes based on the land, the wealthy households would have nothing to say!
Fan Zhengdao: "This method has many advantages. First, the population can hide and hide, but the fields cannot be moved. As long as you search carefully, you can always find out, which is enough to guarantee the court's tax revenue."

"Secondly, rich households with a lot of land and poor households with little land can both bear taxes, and those without land don't need to pay taxes. After all, there are many poor people in the world. Once this law comes out, the government will follow the people's will, and countless people will support it. possibility of success."

"Third, it can greatly hit hidden households.

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After the apportionment of labor into the mu, the object of collection is no longer people, but land property. In this way, the common people no longer need to hide their household registration to escape the exorcise money.

"This method is very good!"

Zhao Xu said in a heartbeat.

The biggest criticism of the new law is that the people complain about the exemption money. If the tax is divided into the mu, the taxes of the poor people will be greatly reduced, and the court officials will no longer use the popular will as an excuse to attack the new law.

Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu were also silent. It is indeed more important than a whip and a new law. Of course, in this way, the taxes paid by the rich will increase, but the two are not worried, because this is the reform of the past dynasties. Purpose.

"No, just now Fan Aiqing said that such a good method is still a good strategy, so there must be a good strategy, and I don't know where the best strategy is." Zhao Xu said with a twitch in his heart.The middle and bottom good strategies are already so good, so how amazing is the so-called best strategy.

Zhang Dun and Zengbu also looked at Fan Zheng expectantly. One whip and one can be used for 20 years, and the other can be used for a hundred years. The so-called best policy is probably......

"The best policy?" Fan Zheng looked at the three of them, hesitantly said: "The best policy is as good as evil, and the great prince is like a traitor. The minister once promised his mother that he would not come up with evil prescriptions! These two methods are enough for Da Song to use, and the best policy does not say anything." Forget it!"

The three of them felt lost at once, but no matter how the three asked, Fan Zheng remained silent.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu had no choice but to get up and leave. The whipping method and servitude to their parents they got today made them feel like a treasure, and they couldn't wait to go back to study and prepare to add it to the new law.

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After Zhang Dun left, only Zhao Xu and Fan Zheng were left in the imperial garden.

"At this time, there are only two of us waiting. God knows, you know and I know. I can guarantee that it will never be reported." Zhao Xu scratched his ears and cheeks.

He was enlightened when he heard Fan Zheng's good strategy, and he was naturally more curious about the best strategy that was better than paying for his parents. ,
Facing Fan Zheng's Zhao Xu's constant questioning, Fan Zheng sighed and said, "Does the government know that it's already so amazing, why can it last for a hundred years?"

Zhao Xu frowned in thought, and finally shook his head dejectedly.

"Because even if the tax is allocated to the mu, it can't restrain the land merger, it can only guarantee the national tax revenue." Fan Zheng explained.

"Land annexation!" Zhao Xu frowned, this is a chronic disease of the dynasties of all dynasties.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "Doctors have recently discovered that people usually suffer from a terminal disease after old age, called cancer."

"Cancer?" Zhao Xu raised his brows, not understanding that Fan Zheng was annexing the land just now, and now he mentioned cancer.

Fan Zheng explained: "Cancer is a terminal illness, but it is not a general symptom. It is not caused by infection of various diseases, nor is it the aging of human organs, but the loss of control of human organs. Cancer breaks out and continuously invades other organs in the human body, crazily plundering nutrients. , Let the physical consumption intensify until death, and land annexation is the cancer of the dynasty. A large number of lands are annexed disorderly, robbing the living space of the people, until the dynasty perishes, and perishes with the dynasty.

Zhao Xu's heart was shocked. He was familiar with history books, so he naturally knew that the peasant uprisings in the past dynasties meant that a large number of peasants lost their land and could not survive.

"Of course, this is not the Song family, but terminal illnesses in all dynasties. This is also the chief culprit of the 300-year national destiny. The general trend of the world, the long-term division must be united, and the long-term division must be divided. Every dynasty change is just a redistribution of land. That's all!" Fan Zheng sighed.

Zhao Xu's face was serious, he took a deep breath and said, "How do doctors cure cancer!"

Fan Zheng said coldly: "If it is discovered in time, then Hua Tuo will use Hua Tuo's unique skills to cut it off, enduring the pain of scraping the bones and cutting the flesh. If it is discovered too late and spreads all over the body, it will be difficult for immortals to heal."

"Then how should Da Song's cancer be treated?" Zhao Xu asked again.

Fan Zheng sighed and said, "Actually, this policy has already appeared in the world, and it came from the hands of grandfather Fan Zhongyan."

"The Qingli New Deal?"

Zhao Xu frowned. The new law is based on the Qingli New Deal to check for gaps and fill in the gaps. He had studied the Qingli New Deal in depth back then. far less.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said, "This method was not created by my grandfather's reform, but was realized after his reform failed. I don't know if the officials have heard of Fan's Yizhuang."

"Fan Family Yizhuang?" Zhao Xu was taken aback.

Of course, he had heard about Fan's Yizhuang. After Fan Zhongyan failed in the reform and was demoted for the third time, he donated a thousand mu of land in Suzhou and hired people to cultivate it. All the rent was used to help the descendants of the Fan family. Men, women and children alike can benefit.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "The output of the [-] mu of land in Fan's Yizhuang is not privately owned, but owned by all members of the Fan family. Second, even if the number of people in the clan increases tenfold or a hundred times in the future, it will still ensure that each clansman will have something to eat, and one Fan's Yizhuang is enough to make the Fan family prosperous for thousands of years."

Zhao Xu nodded solemnly. From this point alone, it can be seen that Fan Zhongyan's vision is so high that the first generation leader of the reform movement in the Song Dynasty is not in vain.

"What if Da Song is also a righteous village?" Fan Zhengfan asked.

"Whoa!"

Zhao Xu jumped up suddenly, trembling all over, and looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief.

Fan Zheng didn't realize it, and couldn't help but yearn for it: "If the Great Song Dynasty was a Yizhuang, all the people in the world were Song people, and they could all receive a piece of their own land, cultivate it, marry a wife and have children. After death, the land will be credited again and redistributed to The people of the new Song Dynasty, at that time, everyone had their own land, and there was no such tragedy as the rich had endless fields and the poor had no land to stand on."

"The world is public!" Zhao Xu exclaimed.

Zhao Xu was immediately in awe. Once upon a time, he admired the new law very much, and disdained Fan Zhongyan, who gave up the reform halfway, and believed that the so-called Qingli New Deal was nothing.

However, when he heard that Fan Zheng enlarged Fan Zhongyan's Yizhuang to the entire Song Dynasty, he suddenly realized how talented Fan Zhongyan was.

"Great righteousness is like evil, and greatness is like adultery!"

At this moment, Zhao Xu understands why Fan Zheng keeps silent about this best strategy. Once this strategy is spread, it will definitely cause an uproar.This turmoil cannot be compared with the experience of the New Deal and the Xining Reform.

Fan Zheng nodded his head solemnly. This is his third policy, which was born out of the state-owned land in Fanjiayizhuang.

"Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later! Now I know how big Fan Xianggong's heart is." Zhao Xu was shocked.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "This is also after my grandfather realized this strategy, he didn't announce it to the world, but first used Fan Family Yizhuang as an experiment. Now that Fan Family Yizhuang has been in operation for decades, it is indeed a feasible strategy, but it is a dead end! "

"Why?" Zhao Xu asked puzzled.

"Although this strategy is the best strategy, the successful one can make the Song Dynasty break the 300-year reincarnation of the dynasty, but at the same time it is extremely dangerous, and it will repeat the mistakes of Wang Mang." Fan Zheng reminded.

"Wang Mang's New Deal!" Zhao Xu gasped, remembering that Wang Mang's New Deal also included state-owned land, but there were many obstacles in the end. One can imagine that if Song Dynasty implements state-owned land, it may not be much better than Wang Mang in the end.

"But you also know that this is the terminal disease of the dynasty, if it's too late..." Zhao Xu said, worrying about gains and losses.

"Officials can rest assured that most dynasties have a national fortune of 300 years, while the Great Song Dynasty is now only a hundred years old, and it is still far away from terminal illness." Fan Zheng comforted.

The corner of Zhao Xu's mouth twitched, this sentence sounded so awkward, like you only lived to be 30 years old, and the doctor told you that you will die at 60 years old. Although it is not in danger, but it is not reconciled.

"Furthermore, after the Song Dynasty implements the servitude to the mu, defeats Liao Xia, and after the national strength increases, it will not be too late for the officials to reform. You must know that the essence of the reform lies in changing the characters. At least for now, the most suitable thing for the Song Dynasty is the servitude to the mu. !” Fan Zheng said solemnly.

Zhao Xu nodded thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)