The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 421 The surprise of the Academy of Sciences
Qilin Hall, the great court meeting.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty announced that officials and gentry would pay grain and taxes together, unsurprisingly he did not encounter much opposition.

Only a few civil servants came forward to refute Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but most of them sided with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

This group of officials who refuted Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty obviously did not gain any benefits from business. If the officials and gentry paid the grain together, they would lose huge property, so they stood up to oppose fiercely.

But more officials in the court have already reaped the dividends of commerce, and they no longer rely on land as the first source of income.

So now they plan to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha and stand against Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

If it weren't for the rapid development of business, I'm afraid the entire court would be in opposition now.

If you want them to stand on the same front as you, you have to let land no longer be their only vested interest.

Obviously, this policy reform has not encountered much resistance, and the few voices that have been expressed have long been drowned out by the voices of approval.

The reform of this policy is easy to promote. As long as the imperial court issues an order and the Ministry of Household Affairs remeasures the population and land across the country, all land and field taxes will be owned by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

This reform has greatly increased the fiscal revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Previously, the Ministry of Household Affairs almost lost less than half of its land tax revenue every year. This was actually due to serious land annexation and the nobles not paying taxes. The huge burden was all passed on to the common people. Therefore, the taxes collected by the court every year were not enough. Uh-huh.

If it is implemented well this time, the revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs is expected to increase a lot.

Next, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty introduced another policy, which was to divide the land into acres. The land was the subject of taxation, and taxes were paid according to the area of ​​the field. Taxes were no longer paid based on the land under the name of the man.

Previously, the land owned by every male was included in the records of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the local government collected taxes based on head count.

As a result, many fields under the name of young men have been deprived of by nobles, but the young men still have to bear taxes, and none of them will let this young man escape.

Nowadays, taxes are no longer collected on a per capita basis. Whoever owns land pays the tax. No matter how much land you annex, the total national tax revenue will not be less.

Upon hearing the second policy of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, all the officials in the hall looked at each other.

It was obvious that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had made a careful plan, and it was inevitable that all land taxes of the Han Dynasty should be transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and no one was allowed to have any way to exploit the loopholes of the court.

At this time, all the officials had to bite the bullet and agree with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's strategy.

After the two policies were discussed, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty arranged for Huo Guang to preside over the land reform.

……

After the court meeting was over, Wei Ning returned to the East Palace.

When they arrived at the East Palace, Dade came to see Weining and said, "Your Highness, the fire gun has been developed."

Wei Ning was stunned for a moment and said, "Has the entire process been developed?"

"Nothing wrong?"

Dade said: "The Second Shi has perfected the entire manufacturing process of the fire gun, and successfully developed two handles. There is nothing wrong with it after the trial."

Wei Ning said excitedly: "Take the orphan to the Academy of Sciences."

"Here."

Not long after, Weining arrived at the Academy of Sciences and saw that there was almost no difference between the firecrackers developed by the second official and the firecrackers produced by his own system.

Wei Ning couldn't help but sigh at the wisdom of his ancestors.

"it is good!"

Weining said excitedly: "Give this formula to the Ministry of Industry and let it be mass-produced."

"I will remember this feat of yours. When I report it to my father, I will definitely give you a heavy reward."

The second official cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Highness." After a pause, he said, "I feel that there is room for improvement in this fire gun. It is a waste of time to use fire needles to fill the gunpowder."

"I'm wondering if it can be fired by just pulling the trigger like a crossbow."

The development from bows and arrows to crossbows was only thought up by humans after actual wars.

Now that Ershi can think of this, Weining appreciates this person even more.

Because he had already begun to get started with the flintlock.

Wei Ning said: "Okay! Keep researching. If you can figure it out, I will credit you with a great contribution."

"Here!"

Wei Ning did not continue to stay at the Academy of Sciences, and excitedly came to Weiyang Palace to find Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

When Weining informed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty about the development of the fire gun, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also very excited.

This marks that Dahan's military weapons have entered a new milestone!

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "I want a reward!"

Wei Ning said: "Father, why don't you reward him heavily? First, it will make other doctors in the Academy of Sciences have a competitive mentality, so that they will spare no effort to create more trial technological inventions for the imperial court."

"Secondly, if people all over the world know about it, more and more people will enter the Academy of Sciences in the future, which will relieve the pressure of the imperial examination."

Nowadays, people in the Han Dynasty believe that the imperial examination is a way to change their life and destiny. In addition, there is business. However, small farmers do not have much courage to do business, and business is still controlled by the powerful.

The Academy of Sciences can undoubtedly relieve the pressure of the imperial examinations and let many people know that they may not only take the imperial examinations. If you have the ability, it is not a bad idea to take the path of the Academy of Sciences.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty nodded and asked Wei Ning: "How do you plan to reward me?"

Wei Ning said: "Promoted, given gold, silver, and silk, and recorded in the annals of history."

The first two are nothing, but the last one is really tempting!

Recording in the history books is enough to honor the ancestors. Generally, small officials are not qualified to record in the history books. What are recorded in the history books are the nobles and high-ranking nobles. Those who can be recorded in the history books are not famous people.

Being admired by future generations and being famous forever is what many people dream of!
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled and said: "You boy can win people's hearts. If you succeed, it's up to you."

Wei Ning said: "Father, do you want to go to the Academy of Sciences in person?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shook his head and said: "I won't go. You can just take me to encourage them."

"it is good!"

When Wei Ning left Weiyang Palace, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said to the people around him: "Go and summon Master Wuliang to come over."

Gongsun Qing recently gave himself a nickname, Wuliang Zhenren.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not often go to Wuliang Taoist Temple anymore, so he simply called Gongsun Qing to the palace to discuss Taoism.

"According to the order."

……

Weining arrived at the Academy of Sciences, followed by two eunuchs.

Doctors from the Academy of Sciences came to greet him one after another, clasping their fists and saying, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

Wei Ning rewarded the second official with gold and silver, which did not arouse anyone's jealousy. Wei Ning then promoted him, but it was just a false promotion, and the other doctors did not take it seriously.

Until Wei Ning said: "I have asked the historians to record your actions in the annals of history."

Wow!
As soon as these words came out, the doctors of the entire Academy of Sciences were stunned, their eyes were red, and they looked at the second minister in disbelief, the envy and jealousy in their eyes were almost beyond words!
Some people even secretly vowed that one day... they would be like him!
(End of this chapter)