Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 567 When the water is clear, there will be no fish (please subscribe and reward! Thank you, my friends!)

The emperor asked Zhang Han to manage the taxes in the surrounding areas, which actually allowed the surrounding areas to export taxes to support the prisoners.Zhang Han was grateful to Feng Quji for rescuing the siege and preserving the Guanzhong system, the emperor's prestige, and his position as Shaofu. He gave Feng's concubine a certain amount of grain every year.

As for asking Meng Yi to deal with the Zhou County Prison, it was to tell him not to take care of the tax any more. As for Meng Tian being sent abroad, there was no need to elaborate.

All of these are to ensure that the Guanzhong standard system can be implemented.

"In the internal history I have seen, one is the late son Teng, the other is Yushi Mengtian, and when the late emperor was alive, the two ministers, one was the former prime minister Feng Quji, and the other was Du Weizhang. Han. According to you, there are actually high taxes around Xianyang, but the amount reported is the amount stipulated by the law. In fact, these few people know about the fact that they are obliging and violating. Are these people actually united with each other?"

The second generation can tolerate the protection of officials, but if the Feng family colludes with Zhang Han, then the second generation will have to reconsider the status of the Feng family in the court.

Wei Ji lowered his head and did not dare to say anything.

The second generation could not help but rebuke:

"The matter has been investigated to this point, what else can't be said?"

Wei Ji walked to the case and bowed respectfully:
"Your Majesty, this kind of thing cannot be prohibited since ancient times! The Qin State's method of sitting together has never been applied to the nobles. It is only used to intimidate the common people. Among the nobles, mutual protection is very important. It is a common thing, if His Majesty must pursue and crack down on this kind of thing, it will drag down the government."

"If the water is clear, there will be no fish; if the water is clear, there will be no disciples. I understand this truth."

"Your Majesty's generosity is a blessing to all the ministers in the court."

"All the accounts in Guanzhong in the past should be sealed and not allowed to be known to outsiders."

"only!"

"Can Guanzhong's accounts in the future be carried out according to the law and only one tax per ten taxes?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, since Your Majesty ordered the disbandment of 50 prisoners, the surrounding taxes have been reduced to five taxes and one tax. If Your Majesty insists on continuing to reduce it, perhaps the remaining Lishan prisoners can still make a living, but the hundreds of thousands of people in Xianyang City It’s hard to support a house with bells and cauldrons of food.”

II wondered.

"I have heard for a long time that Xianyang City has a large population, as high as 20, and the homes of Zhongming Dingshi are all over the city. In the expenditure of the national treasury, the sum of all parts of the world is not as large as that of Xianyang City. Is this just because Because there are all the nobles from all over the world gathered in Xianyang City? Don’t the people in Xianyang City have salaries and fiefs? "

Wei Ji cupped his hands and smiled bitterly.

"Your Majesty, running a country may not be more difficult than raising a family."

"What do you mean?"

Wei Ji Jinse:

"I don't intend to offend Your Majesty. However, if you count a family of a senior official in the court, the law stipulates that the land in a senior official's family is twenty, but if you can achieve the position of a senior official, there must be many acres of rewards. But these grains, It needs someone to take care of it, so it needs to hire tenant farmers, up and down a hundred people. In addition to the tenant farmers, there are also servants and servants raised by the mansion, and there are hundreds of people up and down."

"When dining in a mansion, there is often music and music in the front yard, accompanied by graceful beauties. But in the backyard, things can happen that can lead to a bloody blow for a bowl of porridge. There are often ten pots set up in the backyard. , only then can we support a large family. I have the honor to see it, and the scene is beautiful."

"In addition to the tenant farmers, there are also domestic servants. Not only do they have to provide them with food and clothing, but they also have to distribute food to their families every month. There are 360 ​​five days a year, twelve months, and a sum of money and food is calculated. Unless there are hundreds of acres Farm and house, otherwise even a noble family would not be able to survive."

"What about the salary issued by the imperial court?"

"Your Majesty, where does the imperial salary come from?"

The second frowned.

"Of course it will be distributed from the national treasury. As for the national treasury, it will naturally be a collection of local taxes. Okay, don't be too pretentious."

"Your Majesty, according to the salary of the court, it is simply a drop in the bucket to support a scholar-bureaucrat's family with [-] people. Based on this, many marquis in Xianyang City openly occupied the land and homes of the people of Zhou County. This move caused a lot of confusion. The surrounding areas of Xianyang City were filled with fields for the rich, and no place for the poor. So some common people had no choice but to become tenant farmers, making a living by selling their labor to the families of scholar-bureaucrats."

"Are these people being oppressed and not reporting it to the former Tingwei Mansion?"

"Your Majesty, it is because of these things that Sikou Mengyi has offended many important ministers in the court. Although Meng Shangqing is young, he is enthusiastic and has the world in mind. Naturally, Meng Shangqing can't stand this kind of thing. Many times, Meng Shangqing Impeachment, but all the officials joined forces, and instead isolated the enemy and blocked the Qing."

"In a dynasty, there are always villains and loyal people. But villains love to exclude loyal ministers. If the Meng clan had not been granted the title of marquis for three generations, and the Mongolian censor had made great achievements in resisting the Huns in the north, the Meng Sikou would have been in trouble in the court. It’s hard to sing with a single palm.”

"I didn't expect that when I asked you to investigate the old accounts of the world over the years, so many people and so many things were involved. What I'm curious about is how the new internal historian Sima Wuyi handles these things."

"Your Majesty, this young man Sima Wuyin is extraordinary. Your Majesty should put him to good use."

"how do I say this?"

"This Sima family is originally a great family in our Qin State. The whole family has experienced ups and downs in the Qin State. It has enjoyed the highest glory, but also fallen into the trough, and almost became an unknown person. Sima Wuyin's actions The eldest son of the family learned the lessons of the family and also witnessed the rise and fall of the country."

"The Sima family is good at protecting oneself wisely. If you meet a wise master, you will naturally surrender, but if you meet an incompetent person, you will quietly fall silent. If you encounter troubled times, the Sima family will definitely stand up. If it is a peaceful era, you will go with the flow. Sima Wuyi comes from such a noble family, so he is naturally a rare hero in this world."

"The offspring of an excellent family can often see the effects at a very young age. With their power and status, talented people can often make great achievements at a young age. If they are incompetent, Seniors can often see the clues at a young age."

"And those who rise among the common people, even if they cross the class, most of these people who cross the class are already octogenarians when they cross the class. Among the common people, few can be promoted at a young age. . Even if you are promoted, without the support of your parents, you will be nothing more than duckweed on the water when you reach the court."

After hearing these words, the second generation naturally thought of the Wei brothers and sisters.

(The Government Hall is a newly established department, and the training of officials takes time, and Jiuqing cannot be easily canceled. Therefore, at this time, the Shaofu still manages the treasury, but this conflicts with the Ministry of Household Affairs.)
As I write this, I feel so good!Not getting to the point yet.Is this a novel? When inspiration comes, it’s like a flood that cannot be stopped!
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