A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 44 Ram Innovation (2)

Zijue saw clearly the debate in the courtroom, and he never expected that Gongyang Xie would have such insight.In his opinion, Gongyang Jie's reforms are still immature and have many loopholes, but this set of reforms is very suitable for Huaiguo.

As for the loopholes in this set of tax laws, they will not appear until decades of implementation.At that time, it will depend on future generations. After all, there is no system that will be inconvenient to operate for hundreds of years.

The debate in the court finally ended with Gongyang Jie's overall victory.Next, Wang Lin handed over the work of implementing the new tax law to Gongyang Jie.

Gongyang Xie knows that the new tax law has touched the cakes of the nobles and lower-level tax collectors, and it is not easy to implement the new tax law.Therefore, he asked Wang Lin to send some soldiers to assist him. When Wei Ping came back and the two knew each other very well, Wang Lin asked Wei Ping to cooperate with him.

In order to implement the new tax law, Gongyang Jie specially recruited tax collectors to inform the new tax law, and then ordered the tax collectors to tell the people.Because of Wang Lin's order, these tax collectors dare not disobey, even if they don't want to, they have no choice but to preach these new tax laws.

In this era, there are not many people who can learn, the dissemination of knowledge is very limited, and the people's understanding of government orders is limited, so these people are needed to explain.Fortunately, Huaiguo has promoted academy education for nearly a hundred years, and there are many people who have mastered knowledge.

Many tax collectors were sent to various places to preach the new tax policy, but after a while, Gong Yangxie went to learn about it, but found that the effect of the tax preaching was not good.The common people did not agree with the new tax law, but felt that the new tax law was raising taxes in disguise.

At first, Gongyang Xie felt that the tax collectors were playing tricks, deliberately making false statements, or deliberately misleading the people.Gongyang Jie wanted to arrest and punish these tax collectors at the time, but after he got to know them personally, he discovered that these tax collectors might be slack and ignored them, but this was not the main reason.

The real reason is the issue of trust. Tax collectors have been in contact with these people all year round, and the people are afraid.They were afraid that the tax collectors were speaking lies and deceit.Over the years, tax collectors have done too many intimidating, deceiving, and harsh things in collecting taxes.

The common people didn't dare to trust them at all, so Gong Yangjie asked these tax collectors to preach the new tax law, and he didn't hesitate to let the tiger say that he doesn't eat people.How does this approach convince the people.

If the new tax law does not gain the trust of the people, it is a blank sheet of paper and is useless.Gong Yang Xie frowned, he was new here, and he didn't have any credibility at all.

After trying to understand the reason of the incident, Gongyang Xie began to think about how to make the people believe in him.

A strange thing happened in Huai'an City recently. Shangqing Gongyang of Huai State untied it on the open space outside the south gate, erected a three-foot-high log, and then told everyone that as long as someone can carry this log If you go to the north gate, you will be rewarded ten gold.

It is human nature to watch the excitement. After hearing about such strange things, everyone came to watch, but no one was really willing to do it.

Everyone likes to watch the excitement, but they don't like to be the excitement itself.

Someone said: "This wood is three feet long, and anyone can carry it. It is so easy to get ten gold. It is not Shangqing who is making fun of us!"

"Who says it's not? If someone carries a log to the north gate, let alone ten gold, someone will do it for ten gold. They must be making fun of me!"

Everyone was talking about it, but no one dared to step forward and carry the log to the north gate.

Gongyang Jie saw that everyone was discussing and watching here, but no one did anything. Knowing that these people did not believe it, he ordered people to shout: "If anyone can carry this log to the north gate, I will reward you fifty gold!"

But after the bounty was increased again, everyone was in an uproar, and even more suspicious.Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one dared to carry the log.

However, there must be a brave man under the reward.Under the temptation of fifty gold, soon some people couldn't help it.After all, in his opinion, carrying the wood to the north gate was nothing more than a trivial matter, and even if he didn't give fifty gold in the end, it would only take some effort.

The man stepped forward and asked again: "Dare to ask, but if you carry this log to the north gate, you will get fifty gold horses?"

"Exactly, as long as you carry this log to the north gate, you will get a reward of fifty gold!" Gongyang Jie said loudly.

After hearing this, the man nodded, and immediately picked up the wood and walked towards the north gate.The onlookers saw that someone finally picked up the wood, and they followed up to watch the excitement.Soon, about a quarter of an hour later, the man arrived at the north gate. Gong Yang Jie was not polite, and immediately ordered someone to fetch fifty gold and reward him.

When everyone saw that Gongyang Jie actually gave the fifty gold reward to that person, there was an uproar.

Many people even slapped themselves with regret, why didn't he try it?It takes little effort to carry a piece of wood.

The story of Gongyang Shangqing spread quickly, and everyone knew that Gongyang Shangqing kept his word.It won't be long before everyone in Huai Country knows about it.

After seeing his reputation spread, Gongyang Xie once again ordered tax collectors from all over the country to announce the new tax law, and informed him that this tax law was issued by Gongyang Xie.

People everywhere believed the tax law immediately after they knew it was ordered by Gongyang Xie.However, the tax law has become much simpler after the reform of Gongyang, and the people also know the taxes they have to pay.Compared with the previous tax, it is much less.

The new tax law has also been successfully implemented.

When the autumn harvest came this year, seeing the taxes collected from the national treasury, the nobles of Huai State no longer dared to underestimate Gongyang Jie.

At the same time, Gongyang Jie once again issued an order to buy bundles of grass, tendon horns, cattle and horses, and the people enthusiastically sold them, but within half a month, all the needed materials were received.

The new tax law reduced the opportunities for tax collectors and nobles to do their best, and also brought benefits to the people at the bottom, and the market became prosperous accordingly.

After the reform of the tax law, the taxation of Huai country increased rapidly, and the people became richer day by day.Wang Lin was also very satisfied to see Gongyang Xie governing.

Even the nobles have discovered that the various workshops in their own hands have actually made a lot of money. Of course, the money is much less than before.

The nobles really wanted to abolish the new tax law, but they dared not take any action.

After Gongyangjie requested the abolition of Dingkou, the population of Huai State began to increase rapidly.No matter in any era, population is very important.Because only people can occupy land and create wealth.

Under the imperial edict, the tax law was reformed, and the public officials did not believe it.A three-zhang tree was erected at the south gate of the city.Said: "If anyone can resettle the North Gate, ten gold will be given."The people all blame it, and dare not move.Fu said: "If anyone can resettle the North Gate, fifty gold will be given."Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man, and one person will move to him, and he will get fifty gold, so as to show that he will not be deceived.Xie Gong ordered again, and the people believed it when they heard it. ——"Historical Records, Biography of Gongyang, Gongyang Innovation"

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