Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 132 Half Ninety People Who Travel Hundred Miles! (seeking subscription)
heard.

Fusu's face turned red.

He wanted to defend himself, but he couldn't say anything.

Ji Heng was right.

The imperial court had no idea of ​​annexation, but after the decree passed, it was no longer controlled by the imperial court.

Local officials followed the law and violated it, and eventually evolved into a 'tyranny'.

I am afraid that there are still many government orders such as "bring the head of Guizhou from the real field" to be "implemented" by the localities, and the imperial court may not be the victim of it.

A look of anger appeared in Fusu's eyes.

Ji Heng took a sip of his drink.

He roughly guessed Fusu's thoughts.

But he didn't think that the imperial court was really kind.

It's just that the land rent cannot be collected, so I want to use this to collect more rent and tax.

Moreover, the imperial court did not consider it completely.

How can it all be blamed on the following?

Again.

Daqin did not have strong control over the Kanto region. This kind of decree related to the livelihood of the bottom should have been carefully considered. However, Qin Ting chose to implement it in a hurry in order to collect more money and food. Naturally, such a disaster would result. Without much supervision, it will inevitably cause a lot of corruption, and it will also become a local carnival.

It will intensify the oppression and exploitation of the people by officials, nobles, and tyrants.

In short.

This was Qin Ting's own fault!
In one thought.

He remembered Wang Anshi's young crop method.

This is similar to Qin Ting's field order.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi promoted the young crop method.

Wang Anshi's original intention was to allow the people to estimate the grain and wheat production of the year when they were in short supply, and then borrow money from the government, and return the money to the government after the grain is ripe. This is the so-called "green crop money".

The Young Crops Law stipulates that the money and grain in the Changping warehouse and Guanghui warehouse that were previously set up to prepare for the famine should be used as the capital, and it will be divided into two installments each year, that is, in the first month and May when the seeds need to be planted and the summer and autumn are not ripe, the farmers will borrow money from the government on a voluntary basis. For things, the interest rate will be raised after the harvest, and the taxpayer will follow the summer and autumn.

Wang Anshi's purpose must be good. It is to protect farmers from usury when they are out of crops, so that farmers will not be annexed by big landlords when there is no food. At the same time, it also allows the government to obtain a large amount of Young crops interest money' income.

It stands to reason that farmers should applaud this policy once it is announced.

After all, the imperial court took action, and the farmers no longer had to be exploited by the landlords, but in the end it was the local officials who told the story.

Because it is the local officials who benefit in the end.

First of all, Wang Anshi set an annual interest rate of two cents (20%) for the interest of the young crops.

But this was stipulated by Wang Anshi.

The annual interest rate of two cents fell to the local government. At first, it became a one-time charge of two cents, that is, two cents of semi-annual interest. Because the government issued a loan in the spring and a loan in the autumn, the local officials recovered the principal and interest every six months, and they still paid the loan on a monthly basis. Two cents, eventually turned into four cents per annum.

After the Green Crop Law goes completely awry, it will become a place where the local government can collect whatever they want.

The maximum annual interest rate can be as high as several hundred percent.

Although Wang Anshi's policy is voluntary, it is an administrative order. The so-called voluntary will eventually become compulsory voluntary, so that later it evolved into a loan that you can get a loan, and you can get a loan if you don't. Not only did it fail to reduce the burden on the people, On the contrary, it increased the burden on the people.

Ji Heng secretly sighed.

He still admires Wang Anshi very much, but many of Wang Anshi's policies are more like sweeping up old-fashioned abuses, without too much consideration, no effective supervision, and no relevant norms formulated, which eventually backfired and aggravated the situation. social conflicts.

Qin Zheng is the same.

Without effective supervision, any government order will be distorted.

But if it is not the time to change, how many monarchs will persist in seeking change?
It is extremely difficult to achieve continuous revolution.

Ji Heng sighed and said: "The creation of the Great Qin Dynasty, all parties are pushing forward with a bang, but no one has seen the trap hidden under their feet, and some officials may have seen it, but they can't even shout. Very serious problem."

Fusu took a deep breath, he cupped his hands and said: "Sir, the harm of land annexation has endangered the whole world, I wonder if sir can have a good plan to eradicate it."

Ji Heng remained silent.

Fusu still persisted.

Ji Heng looked at Fusu staring at him with piercing eyes, looked at the eyes full of eager anticipation, sighed, and said: "The matter of land property has been the most difficult problem since ancient times."

"Eradicating mergers is like driving fish away from the abyss."

"It's not that simple."

Fusu gritted his teeth and said, "No matter how difficult it is, we must solve it."

He could see that Ji Heng understood the truth of land annexation better than himself.

Moreover, it is difficult to do anything about the difficulty of eradicating the annexation itself, not to mention that Qin Ting is facing many major issues of internal and external troubles, and Da Qin has no spare power to rectify it right now, and he really has no energy to let himself do it again. The evil of land annexation.

But this is something he can't accept.

The catastrophe has already appeared.

If you don't notice it, it's fine. If you have noticed it, how can you ignore it?
If we continue to let the people's land be lost, it is clear that we let the peasants become slaves.

Farmers have no land, but they have to pay land rent, and they are exploited by nobles. Who can bear such heavy pressure?
When it becomes difficult for farmers to bear their burdens, the world may be in chaos.

How could he not be worried?

For such a big event, as the eldest son, how could he be afraid of difficulties and not speak up.

That's not Fusu!
Fusu suppressed the anger in his heart, and said seriously: "Everything that Mr. said is reasonable, but there is still something to do."

Ji Heng said slowly, "It's a good thing you have ambition."

"But this matter is so big that it is not under the authority of the emperor, and it is not enough to uncover the dark curtain."

"Even if it is the emperor, without real power and the trust of the world, it is still difficult to overturn."

"If you want to alleviate this matter for a while, just abolish the first emperor's decree."

"Furthermore, re-establish Shang Yang's Tian Zheng."

"But how to establish the 'trust' of the government, who supervises the officials, how to attack the nobles and merchants, how to get the peasants to accept it, etc., do you really think that the pros and cons of it can be resolved with a passion for it?"

"But today, the downturn is still going on, and the undercurrent of the restoration of the nobles is raging. At this time, it involves the merger of land and property, which involves too much."

"In the end."

"Qin Ting is currently a mouse-thrower."

"You have a sincere heart, but you don't have the ability to act."

"Even if you have learned about the evils and evils of the place during this trip, you have learned a lot of shady scenes, and you have also seen the darkness of the place, but some things will affect the whole body, and those who are not tenacious can bear it. Based on Daqin's current situation, if you want to expose It is difficult to open this shady scene."

"Besides, one of the Nine Ministers has a history of governing millet. He is in charge of the land of the world. How can he not know about local mergers and the damage caused by mergers?"

"So those who don't speak, it's not the right time!"

Fusu sat in front of the case indifferently for a long time, and suddenly sighed: "Could it be possible to just do nothing and just watch the Great Qin degenerate? If this continues, even if the Great Qin solves the nobles of the six countries, there will always be new evils. When will we get real peace?"

"Half-ninety to a hundred miles." Ji Heng said lightly.

Fusu's complexion changed slightly.

Ji Heng said again: "If a person persists in his mistakes, he can change them; if he is trapped in his heart, he will be weighed in his worries, and then he will act; he will be manifested in the color, and he will be uttered in the sound, and then he will describe it. If you enter, you will not be able to beat the family, and if you go out, you will be invincible to foreign patients. Perpetual death. Then you know that you are born in sorrow and die in peace."

"This is from Mencius' "Born in Sorrow, Died in Peace"."

"The logic is the same."

"If you want the Great Qin to exist for a long time, you must forge a system that can operate for a long time."

"This is what Shihuang is doing now."

"For a system that can operate in the long run, the most important thing is not necessarily the short-term optimization of decision-making, but the continuous correction of mistakes."

"The evils in the world are like pots with lids."

"These covers must be taken off, but which cover to take off, who will take off the cover, when to take off the cover, how to take off the cover, to what extent, and what to do after the cover is taken off, all these must be fully considered. A 'one mistake and everything is lost'."

"Also." Ji Heng looked at Fusu coldly, and said indifferently, "Don't take 'Taiping' too seriously."

"Throughout history, peace and peace are just a ridiculous 'moment' in the historical materials, but 'peace and development' is the long-term pursuit of a country."

"Turbulence is what really exists throughout the long river of human history."

"What Daqin has to do is to bring peace to the world as much as possible, and to make peace last as long as possible."

"But it's not easy to do."

"You are a little too ambitious, with high eyes and low hands."

Fusu's face turned red.

He cupped his hands and said, "It's Fusu who is in a hurry."

Ji Heng said indifferently: "Haste makes waste."

"If land annexation continues to be left unchecked, it will definitely become the biggest disaster in the world. However, if you want to completely eradicate annexation, now is indeed not the best time."

"If you want to eradicate mergers, you must implement the New Field Law."

"The imperial court has no relevant design, and hastily issued a government order, which will definitely become an evil and tyrannical government just like 'making the head of Guizhou from the real land'."

"Its policies will only continue to serve as a justification for local exploitation of the underclass."

"Secondly, Daqin still has more important matters to deal with. Compared with the more direct national peril, land annexation is obviously not an 'important matter'. The forces on both sides will not agree, and it will be difficult to get recognition."

Fu Su fell silent.

He knew he was overreacting a bit.

But when he went deep into the local area, he saw the land abuse cases in the local area, which were mixed with various unjust prisons and openly seized the land. , he also understood that it was not the right time.

Land property mergers involve too many areas.

It is simply not something that the court can touch now.

I was too eager.

Fusu lowered his head in shame, bowed and said, "Fusu has been taught."

Ji Heng said: "You have seen a lot along the way and learned a lot about history, but I can tell you clearly."

"You want to learn from history?"

"impossible!"

"In fact, history has not changed at all. It is true that the production tools have changed, the technology has changed, the clothing has changed, and the diet has changed, but these are just the outer shell, and nothing has changed inside. It is still the same set of laws in the past, just with some more camouflage. , History turns around, and mistakes that people should make will still be made.”

"Everything that happens, happens for a reason."

"Few people in the world can transcend history, because we all have our own desires and weaknesses."

"All the mistakes, we all know."

"But it can't be changed after all."

"What can be changed is called weakness, and what cannot be changed is called weakness."

"If you want to learn from history, you must go beyond history and overcome your own weaknesses."

"If Da Qin wants to surpass the history that should have been destroyed, he is doomed to make a lot of efforts and suffer a lot of disasters."

"This is the inevitability of history."

"You have only just glimpsed the door, and the road ahead will be even more difficult."

(End of this chapter)