Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 183; Discussion (2)

"Everyone has agreed, so let's just implement it. What's the point of long-term planning?"

Ning Guogong glanced at Shen Huan and continued with contempt, "Old Shen, why do you become less courageous as you get older?"

This Ning Guogong has an upright and rough personality, and he dislikes old people like Shen Huan the most. Therefore, although we were once comrades in the trenches, his relationship with Shen Huan is only average.

Not at all as good as Huo Jingzhi and Fang Qiao.

As for Meng Xuancheng, it is also very average. After all, Meng Xuancheng was not the kind of person who followed Emperor Zhaowu from the beginning, but followed him halfway.

Moreover, Meng Xuancheng has an old-fashioned temperament and likes to talk about rules. This is what bothers a rough man like Ning Guogong the most, so the two of them often quarrel.

Shen Huan didn't care at all about Ning Guogong's contempt. He knew very well what kind of virtue this old man had.

"It is indeed a good thing for the people to have a small family living together, but it is not a good thing for the noble ministers and the gentry."

"You know, in the past, these noble ministers, gentry and gentry did not have to pay taxes on their land and heads."

"If it is replaced by sharing the land, according to the emperor's wishes, the head tax will be canceled directly and the tax will be collected according to the land property."

"These guys have countless fields under their names. If taxes are collected, it will be a huge expense. Are they willing?"

Hearing this, Ning Guogong fell silent.

Although he is a rough man, he is also a shrewd man. He is naturally very aware of the losses that will be caused by doing so, but as a trusted minister of Emperor Zhaowu, he has always firmly supported it.

He also knew the character of Emperor Zhaowu very well. Although he would lose some money and food, Emperor Zhaowu would definitely make up for him from other places.

In addition to these, the most important point is status. The emperor has spoken. If he doesn't agree, wouldn't it leave a bad impression in Emperor Zhaowu's heart? Then even if Ningguo Duke's mansion will not fall into decline in the future, But I'm afraid it will gradually be marginalized.

The losses will be even greater.

The money is gone, but as long as the status is maintained, the Ningguo Duke's palace will always be stable in the future. Losing a little money and food is nothing, the most important thing is to pass on the inheritance safely.

After all, to be able to reach this day, he has sacrificed a lot. For the sake of future generations, he must stand by the emperor unconditionally. Only in this way can the life of Duke Ningguo be stable and easy.

Several other people also saw this, so when they saw Emperor Zhaowu take out this memorial, they understood what Emperor Zhaowu meant, so they chose to support it without hesitation, losing a little money in exchange for long-term stability. The latter's cost-effectiveness is obviously higher.

However, among these people, only one person was feeling a little uneasy at this time.

That was Huo Jingzhi, Duke of Ji Guo. He didn't know about this matter beforehand, and he only found out about it today.

But others might not be able to see the handwriting on the memorial just now, but he could tell at a glance that it was his wife's handwriting.

When did she come up with this? Why didn't you give him any news?

Although he expressed his support at this time, he was very worried. He could naturally see the risks in this thing.

This is to dig out the roots of all noble ministers, nobles and gentry.

If those outside knew that this strategy was proposed by his wife, it would attract a large wave of hatred. Although Duke Ji's status is not low, it may not be able to withstand it.

"Although this is a good thing to say, for the future of the Yu Dynasty, I feel it is necessary to implement it."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Emperor Zhaowu also knew the worries in their hearts, but since it had been released, it must be implemented.

As Huo Junyao said, if he does not implement it, then future monarchs will have no chance.

For the future of the Yu Dynasty, it must be implemented no matter what.

"The emperor is right, but Mr. Shen's worries are not unreasonable. They need to be considered in the long term. The most important trouble is the measurement of the land."     "After so many years of development, the land owned by the Yu Dynasty has already been It is far from comparable to the early days of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.”

"How much land are hidden by the gentry and gentry here must be clarified, otherwise the effect will not be very good."

Fang Qiao also spoke.

He knew very well that the policy of sharing every child into every acre not only changed the taxation method, but more importantly, the emperor wanted to take this opportunity to transfer the bulk of the tax revenue from the original common people to the wealthy families.

This will not only reduce the pressure on the people, but also weaken the power of the wealthy families to some extent.

Of course, the most important point is to prevent large-scale land annexation and continue the Yu Dynasty's rule as much as possible.

Anyway, this thing has many benefits, but these benefits are only for the Yu Dynasty and the common people, but not at all for the wealthy families.

As for the virtues of those wealthy families, when they usually have benefits, they would still find them too little. But now that there are no benefits and even losses, it would be weird for them to be happy with it.

"Today I am just going to give you an idea. As for how to calculate it specifically, you still need to make a detailed plan."

"I won't lie to you. This matter must be done. In the past period of time, I have arranged for people to investigate the situation of land annexation in various places. The data obtained is very shocking."

"You are all loyal ministers of my Yu Dynasty, and I believe you don't want to see the Yu Dynasty in the future in a state of chaos."

Several people nodded.

"It doesn't matter if you spend a little more time. As long as you can do this well, the people of the future and the people of future generations will be grateful for what our generation has done. Do you understand what I mean?"

Several people nodded again.

"Okay, you all should think about it carefully during the recent period. I will see the preliminary plan in three days, and then we will continue to study it."

"You all please step back, I respect you and stay here."

Fang Qiao and others bowed and left, only Huo Jingzhi stayed.

"You must have figured it out, right? The person who wrote this plan is indeed Ning Yang, but the person who proposed this plan is Zhao De."

Huo Jingzhi was shocked in his heart, and his face was a little bitter at the same time.

"Your Majesty, this matter is too big. I am afraid that Duke Ji's Mansion cannot handle it."

Hearing this, Emperor Zhaowu was not surprised when he arrived. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else about this. I asked you to stay because there is something you need to do."

"Please give your orders, Your Majesty."

Huo Jingzhi quickly handed over his hand.

"This plan was thought up by Zhao De. I think she will have some insights in this regard."

"I made many mistakes in the past, which made this girl feel resentful towards me."

When he said this, Huo Jingzhi quickly said, "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. Yaoyao is still young."

"It doesn't matter, it's my fault. I won't blame her. She has done a lot for our Yu Dynasty. I really shouldn't continue to trouble her."

"However, this matter is of great importance. I still hope that you can go over and ask about it, so that we can avoid some detours."

(End of this chapter)