Chapter 173
The peace talks have froze like this. There are many civil and military discussions in the Manchu Dynasty. The Beiman is a defeated country, and their attitude is so arrogant. Is this for peace talks?

To seek peace requires an attitude of seeking peace.

The snipe and the clam compete with each other for the fisherman's benefit, while Beiman and Yanyang are in a stalemate, and Sangnan gains instead.Although the officials hated Dugujing's arrogant attitude, they also hoped that the peace talks would go smoothly.

The family doesn't want to fight anymore.

Xie Xun also has a tough temper. Beiman wanted to kill Xie Jue, but he refused to let go. He also killed him. You can go back and we will continue to fight.

The two sides were so stalemate.

Linge old mansion.

Lin Hongyuan and Lin Hongcheng came to look for Mr. Ge, but Mr. Ge let go of the peace talks and handed over the full power to Xie Xun.

He is presiding over the spring plowing, hoping that the weather will be good and the autumn harvest will be good this year.

Moreover, spring is a season of frequent floods in the south of the Yangtze River, so Mr. Ge is focused on spring plowing and disasters in the south of the Yangtze River, and is not interested in peace talks.In his opinion, this matter is simple. If the Beiman wants peace talks, he must have sincerity. It is absolutely impossible to kill Xie Jue.

If they came to the city, the Marquis of Zhenbei would be willing to die for the country in order to protect the whole people, but now that Yanyang agreed, why did the Beiman make such rude demands?

Although Mrs. Hou's only biological son was Xie Xun, but Xie Zhang, Xie Jue was recorded under Mrs. Hou's name when she was born, and Mrs. Hou often brought the children to the Hou's mansion.

Everyone in the Lin family treated the three sons of the Xie family as equals, treating them as their own.Although Lin Ge was partial to Xie Xun, he also loved Xie Zhang and Xie Jue very much.

"Father, a stalemate in the peace talks is not a long-term solution. We must break the deadlock. If Xu is so self-willed, how will we talk about it later?" Lin Hongcheng was a little anxious.

"How to break the deadlock, kill Tingfeng, and let them agree to peace talks?" Elder Lin Ge looked at the memorial from Jiangnan, and said calmly, "Today he kills Tingfeng, tomorrow he can kill Shouyu, and the day after tomorrow he can kill Shouyu Understand Xu. The peace talks are not like this, and you are not even as good as knowing Xu."

"Father, my son has no such intentions." Lin Hongyuan argued, his head was battered, "The peace talks must be pushed forward, knowing that Xu's temper is too dry, why don't we talk to someone else."

"Who do you want to replace?" Lin Ge asked leisurely, throwing the memorabilia on the desk.

The servants in the courtyard had been sent far away, and there was no sound in the courtyard. Lin Hongyuan and Lin Hongcheng looked at each other. Lin Hongyuan said, "The master of the cabinet is harmonious, and he doesn't want to fight any more. The prince has a gentle temper and is the heir apparent. Let him talk."

"Is it what you mean, or what the prince means?" Elder Lin Ge asked.

Lin Hongyuan asked without answering, "Father, Lord Hou wants to reform the land system, do you know?"

Elder Lin Ge chuckled, "What he wants to do is not only the reform of the land system, he also wants to abolish the military household system, emphasize agriculture and suppress business, so why only talk about the land system?"

Yanyang had a reform of the land system decades ago. Back then, the land belonged to the princes and trading was not allowed.Later, the state recognized the private ownership of land and allowed trading, but due to war and famine, the land was gradually concentrated in the hands of the seven major families, forming a land annexation.As a result, farmers have less and less land to cultivate, and gradually become tenant farmers.

There is a military adviser named Bai Feng under the command of Beihou in the old town, who was recommended by him to the front of the imperial court to carry out reforms, wanting to reform taxes and curb land annexation.The reform is mainly in the field system, and it is hoped that one household, one farming system will be implemented.And through tax reform to curb land mergers.Yanyang is now implementing a head tax system.

Moreover, it is collected monthly, and the taxes are heavy, and many people simply cannot afford the heavy taxes.

Lao Zhen Beihou and Bai Feng have traveled for many years and are extremely dissatisfied with Yanyang's land annexation, so they come up with a policy of land taxation.No matter the household registration, just the land property, the land property is divided into dry land, paddy field, high-grade land, low-grade land and so on. There are different tax provisions, that is, taxation is based on the gap between the rich and the poor.

This policy touched the interests of the nobles, and most of the land in Yanyang was in the hands of the nobles, so Bai Feng did not end well.

After Bai Feng's death, Marquis of Zhenbei wanted to continue to carry out reforms, but the army of Beiman invaded, and Marquis of Zhenbei was too tired to deal with it.

The first emperor wanted to continue to carry out the reform policy of the old town Beihou, weaken the power of the aristocratic family, and was burned to death in the deep palace.

After the peace talks between Yanyang and Beiman, the Marquis of Zhenbei will support Emperor Jianming to carry out the reform of taxation and the reform of heaven and earth, thus weakening the family's control over the imperial power.

The separation of military power and imperial power is a taboo.

Now the three forces are competing and restraining each other, barely maintaining a balanced situation. If it is broken, it will fortunately lead to a stormy massacre.

The aristocratic family will never stand by and watch Zhenbei Hou carry out taxation and heaven and earth reforms.

Lin Hongcheng said, "Father, if Lord Hou implements reforms, what will our family do? Do we support them or oppose them?"

Old Linge lowered his eyes. He is already seventy years old, but he dragged his body and never retreated. Why?It is to fight against the suppression of the family by the Zhenbeihou Mansion.Or to pave the way for the reform of the Zhenbeihou Mansion.

Lin Hongyuan and Lin Hongcheng once thought that their father was the head of the Lin family, the head of the family, and everyone responded.The aristocratic family's overhead of the imperial power did not happen overnight, and it has maintained prosperity for decades because of this.They want to achieve a hundred years of prosperity, endless life, and a prosperous family, so no one is allowed to touch their interests.

If the reform is successful and the imperial power is at its peak, the aristocratic family will become chickens and dogs under the imperial power, and honor and disgrace depend on each individual.Therefore, the aristocratic family has been blocking change for decades.

Even... burned the late emperor to death.

No matter who lit the fire, the result was the acquiescence and implementation of the aristocratic family.

"You come to me, you already have a decision in your mind, why don't you tell me your opinion." Old Lin Ge stopped calmly, and his eyes signaled Lin Hongcheng to pour tea.

Lin Hongcheng got up to make tea, and gave his father and brother a cup of tea, which filled the room with the fragrance of tea.

Lin Hongyuan said, "In the past few decades, the changes in the world have been bloody, and not only the interests of the family have been touched. My father, Li Zhoufang, Cai Zhang, and Wang Xielin are all family names. For a hundred years, there have been constant marriages and mutual allies. The honor and disgrace of the family continues. If Lord Hou wants to go his own way, he will be the enemy of the whole family. Lord Hou has been fighting for many years, and the family has never stabbed him in the back. To prepare for him, Ningzhou needs people and food. The family and Master Hou are of one heart , the Xie family is also a big family, and the land reform will also weaken his family's control. But the Hou Ye defeated the Beiman, but he wanted to use the family as a knife, why would he do such a thing that hurts others and does not benefit himself?"

"You think the same too?" Elder Lin Ge looked at Lin Hongcheng.

"Yes!" Lin Hongcheng sighed and said, "Master Zhang heard about Hou Ye's reform. He came to us recently and asked us cryptically. If Hou Ye wants to reform, what is the attitude of our Lin family? At the border, I don’t care about internal affairs. Ten years ago, due to reforms, the court’s blood flowed like a river, but now the border is peaceful, recuperating, and there is no need for chaos.”

(End of this chapter)

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