At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 234, The difference between poll tax and asset tax, a fair lady, a gentleman with a good temper

Outside the young master's house.

Zhang Cang and Li Feng looked at the long queue in front of the Shaofu Lingfu, and sighed: "I didn't expect the Mohist family to return to Xianyang in such an attitude, and the King of Han valued the Mohist family more than the First Emperor."

Although Zhang Cang was only a low-ranking official in the Qin State with a salary of two hundred shi, in the academic world, his status as a disciple of Xunzi was still very high, because Xunzi was recognized by the world's academic circles as the last master qualified to be called Zi. , so whether he is a doctor from hundreds of schools or a scholar like Mohism, he has studied and communicated with each other.

When the Mohist family was exterminated by the entire school of the First Emperor, Zhang Cang secretly wept, and such a heroic school disappeared. But he never expected that the Mo family would return to Xianyang City so quickly and take over the Qin State's Young Mansion.

"The Mo family has finally found a Holy Master who can accept them."

When the Han came to Xianyang City, although they did not touch the people at the bottom, the upper-level institutions of the Qin Dynasty were completely destroyed by the Han army. All the high-ranking officials of the Qin State were deposed, and the guilty ones were even purged. The only Shaofu Order controlled by the Mohist family was to hide. Cleaned mechanism.

After the Mohist takeover, the Shaofu quickly resumed its functions and recruited a large number of employees throughout Guanzhong. Before the Han Dynasty was established, the Shaofu controlled by the Mohist family was almost equivalent to the Han Dynasty's imperial court. From here we can see how much the King of Han attached importance to the Mohists.

Although Xu Fan entered Xianyang not long ago, the few things he did are enough to make people marvel, whether it was the three-year armistice agreement to prevent the war between the princes and allow the people to recuperate, or allocate tens of thousands of maids from the Qin Palace to the Han army soldiers, or He voluntarily gave up the palace.

In the past, Zhang Cang heard that Xu Fan's benevolence and righteousness were well-known to the world. Today, when he saw what Xu Fan did, he had to admire him and said: "The true Holy Lord."

Then Qin Bo looked at Li Feng and said, "Is this the second son of Prime Minister Li?"

Then Qin Bo looked at Li Feng and said: "The way our Han Dynasty collects taxes is different from that of Da Qin. Da Qin mainly collects head taxes. Ordinary people pay taxes, which account for more than half of their income, and their corvee work is not included. This This tax method is extremely unfair.”

Zhang Cang was a little dumbfounded after hearing this. Taxes were calculated according to proportions. No one really thought about this from this aspect, but he soon realized the benefits of collecting taxes like this. The nobles and powerful people collected more taxes than ordinary people. The taxes paid by the people will be reduced.

"My father has taught me since I was a child that doing things costs money, and making money is the most difficult thing in the world. If the people don't do corvee, can the Han Dynasty court get the money? Now the food in Lantian and Aocang are all It belongs to me, the Qin Dynasty. Once these grains are consumed, the Han Dynasty will soon be unable to make ends meet. Will the King of Han still dare to shout the slogan of freedom from corvee? "

Li Feng was unconvinced and said: "The Han State just took advantage of our Qin Dynasty. Water conservancy facilities need to be repaired, roads in various places need to be repaired, and the Great Wall also needs to be repaired. All of these require people to do it. Now the Han State has food, so when The food in the Aocang and Lantian camps has been exhausted. Where can the Han people get the food to hire civilians? "

Zhang Cang looked at the source of the sound and realized it was his old friend Qin Bo.

Only then did Zhang Cang realize that the 30% tax in the Han Dynasty was not only imposed on farmers, but also on the nobles and powerful men. They were much more taxed than the 30% tax on ordinary people. This is the way of the king of Han to follow the way of heaven, to make up for the deficiency when there is more damage.

The nobles and powerful people in the world have tripled their taxes, so ordinary people can naturally pay less taxes. This is equal tax burden. Even a 30% tax is enough to support the expenses of the Han Dynasty. "

Qin Bo said: "With my brother's talent and knowledge, I want to teach several disciples to pass on the knowledge."

This shocked Zhang Cang and Li Feng. After all, what they just said was a bit disrespectful to the big man. If the villain reported it, it would bring them a lot of trouble, especially since Li Feng's identity was very sensitive.

Zhang Cang said: "You are my disciple now."

"Asset tax, poll tax?" Zhang Cang felt like he suddenly realized something. He had always wondered how the Han Dynasty could support hundreds of thousands of troops in the war by imposing a 30% tax on the people and exempting them from corvee service.
Because according to the collection method of the Han Dynasty, the taxes of the Han Dynasty would be three times less than those of the Qin Dynasty. The war was fought on money and food. How did the Han Dynasty defeat the Qin Dynasty with three times less taxes?

People from hundreds of families disdain Li Si's character. The Mo family has no relationship with Li Si, even if Zhang Cang is Li Si's junior brother, they have no relationship, so he is curious, why does Li Si's son follow Zhang Cang?

Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I've heard that you joined the Han army. Now your Mo family can finally be revived."

Li Feng said: "What's unfair? All the people in the world will have to answer the question."

In Xu Fan, he saw the shadow of the three generations of holy kings. It turned out that the ancient stories were not all legends, not stories compiled by various schools of thought. There would really be a holy king who cared about the people.

Qin Bo shook his head and said: "It can't be compared like this. Ordinary people paid more than half of the taxes and had to do corvee labor. However, the nobles and powerful nobles paid not even half of the taxes, not even 30% or 10%. They obviously control the most wealth. , but the taxes paid are not as good as those of ordinary people. Naturally, the people are crying over such unfair taxes. "

Qin Bo smiled and said: "Finally, I have lived up to the great master's trust. The Mo family did not die in my hands."

"Of course I dare!" said a voice.

"But that's not the case for me, a big man. The way we collect taxes is asset tax. If you have tens of thousands of acres of land, you have to pay 100% of the tax. If you have acres of land, you also have to pay % of the tax. But the tax that I, the big man, collects is no better than that of Daqin." Although the common people's taxes were reduced by half, the taxes of the aristocrats were increased three times. The tax increase of one aristocrat with a fortune of hundreds of millions was more than the taxes of tens of thousands of ordinary people's families.

Qin Bo continued: "The poll tax method of Great Qin is beneficial to the nobles and powerful, but it is not good for the people of the world."

But Zhang Cang hesitated and said: "Those powerful nobles can accept such high taxes, three times more taxes. Such tax reform, even when the First Emperor's prestige was at its highest, was difficult to implement in Guanzhong."

At the beginning, Shang Yang's revolution killed many people and cut off people's wealth, just like killing his parents. Even with Qin Xiaogong's support, Shang Yang was still torn apart by the chariot. It is simply a miracle that such a large-scale tax reform in Han Dynasty could be completed quietly.

Qin Bo smiled and said: "What the Qin Dynasty cannot do does not mean that I, the Han Dynasty, cannot do it. The Qin State relies on its aristocrats to rule the world. These people are themselves big landowners, so naturally they cannot slash their swords at themselves."

"But in our Han Dynasty, the king of Han is a master without an acre of land, the prime minister Zhou Zhang is a prisoner, the generals Ji Bu and Ji Xin are rangers, Yingbu, Ge Ying, Lu Chen and others are either commoners or prisoners. We The upper echelons of the Han Dynasty had no land, but the Qin Dynasty was so powerful and cruel that the king of Han and others would die without a burial place if they failed. Therefore, it was not a good idea to collect more taxes from the powerful nobles and protect the Han Dynasty. Difficult choice.”

Zhang Cang suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "This kind of tax reform can only be accomplished by you Han Dynasty. Even the King of Han will find it difficult to achieve it even if it is a few years later."

This is to smash the house, and no vested interests can stop it. Only by redesigning the system can we complete this kind of tax reform. A country like the Qin Dynasty that has been inherited for 500 years can almost achieve this, unless there is another Shang Yang and Qin Xiaogong used powerful means to kill a large number of nobles and powerful people until the powerful nobles did not dare to object. Only then can this tax system be promoted.

Qin Bo said: "Brother Zhang's talents are clear to me. The King of Han opened a government affairs academy to teach the generals of the Han army how to handle government affairs. It also taught the Han army officers to abide by the law. The academy needs a large number of experienced Qin soldiers. An official is a master. Brother Zhang, you have been an official for more than ten years, and you are also a disciple of Xunzi. Both in terms of political experience and knowledge, you are extremely high. I recommend you to go back to the Government Affairs College to become a master. In this way, brother, you can also get in touch with the King of Han. , As long as you are favored by the King of Han, you will have room to display your talents."

"Abide by the law?" Zhang Cang asked curiously.

Qin Bo said: "Yes, it means abiding by disciplines and laws. The King of Han once said that at that time, hundreds of schools of thought wrote so many classics and gave so many advices, not just to teach kings, nobles and officials to abide by benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust. The moral level reaches the standards of ordinary people.

As long as the king, nobles and officials do not violate laws and disciplines, the world will be peaceful. Unless ordinary people are forced to a desperate end, they will not dare to break the law. It is not only these aristocratic officials who dare to break the law. Only by educating them well can a country prosper. "

Zhang Cang smiled and said: "The King of Han is really unique in his behavior."

But Zhang Cang had to admit that what the King of Han said was very reasonable. The common people have the most influence on society. Officials and monarchs who violate laws and disciplines can destroy a country. The reason why Qin fell was the First Emperor, and the lawless Qin officials below. Another main reason.

Then Qin Bo wrote a letter of recommendation to Zhang Cang, and Zhang Cang left the Shaofu with Li Feng.

"Beauties from all over the world have entered Xianyang City!" Someone shouted, and a large number of people appeared on the street. Everyone crowded to watch the team that was about to enter the city.

At this time, a group of soldiers created two isolation belts, and carriages carrying palace ladies began to enter the city. Everyone looked up and watched. "This group of Han soldiers are really lucky to have taken refuge with such a generous monarch as the King of Han, who not only gave them land to build houses, but also gave them wives."

The maids in the Qin Palace were all assigned to Han soldiers. This matter had spread throughout Xianyang and caused a huge sensation. In the eyes of ordinary people, the maids were the emperor's little wives, and they were beyond the reach of ordinary people. Now However, the King of Han helped his soldiers marry palace maidens, and the people of Xianyang were envious and jealous.

"It would be great if we could become Han soldiers. It doesn't matter what kind of wife we ​​have. The key point is that the King of Han will give us 100 acres of land and build a brick house. With such a rich family property, what wife can't get us?" Envious.

"It's a pity. Now that the world is at peace, the Han army is cutting off a large number of soldiers. It's difficult for us to join the army!" A commoner sighed.

Zhang Cang said: "With this alone, the First Emperor was defeated unjustly. The Six Kingdoms were destroyed. Many beauties entered the Qin Palace, but did the First Emperor ever care about the soldiers at the bottom?"

The First Emperor was not a pioneer. He was particularly stingy when dividing interests. In such a shocking battle as the annihilation of the Six Kingdoms, he could even count the Chehous he enfeoffed with two hands. When establishing the system, he refused to enfeoff the princes. , if he could still maintain the self-discipline he had in his early years, the dissatisfaction in the world would not be too great.

But he had a harem of three thousand beauties, and he was still not satisfied. He wanted to build the Epang Palace, and being so strict with others and lenient with himself would naturally arouse dissatisfaction from top to bottom, and all the interests of the world were occupied by him alone. When Qin II killed all his brothers, he truly became a single man, facing millions of people in the world, and everyone in the world pushed for the destruction of the Qin Dynasty (click here again, Zhao Gao, the real destroyer of the Qin Dynasty).

Li Feng asked strangely: "The king of Han is not worried about damaging his prestige by acting like this?"

There is such a thing as rewarding palace maids to meritorious officials, but it is unprecedented to reward the soldiers at the bottom. The Great Qin received titles for military merit, and its treatment of ordinary soldiers was already better than that of the Six Kingdoms. The Six Kingdoms were still playing the game of "punishing the officials". The courtesy cannot be lowered than that of a common man. Da Qin's version has been updated to "do not avoid ministers when punished, and do not spare every man when rewarding good deeds." However, a country like the Han Dynasty rewarded soldiers so much that they even provided palace maids as wives for soldiers, which was unprecedented.

Zhang Cang said calmly: "The reason why Great Qin defeated the Six Kingdoms of Shandong was because Great Qin could reward soldiers, but the Six Kingdoms of Shandong could only reward nobles, so they lost. But now the King of Han rewards soldiers heavily, but Great Qin cannot do it, so Da Qin was defeated today.”

"Look at the people around you. They have been ruled by the Han Kingdom for less than half a month, but they already want to become soldiers of the King of Han. Today's incident will not only not damage the majesty of the King of Han, but will make all the heroes in the world want to I want to take refuge with the King of Han."

The entire people of Xianyang City just watched the huge carriage team entering the Xianyang Palace.

December 5th, in the Qin Palace.

Chen Xiu led the nurses in the medical camp to help the maids dress up each other. At first, the maids were very nervous when they found out that Chen Xiu was the Queen of Han Dynasty, because they had always taken care of the nobles, and Chen Xiu helped them, which made them uneasy.

Chen Xiu smiled and said: "I am not a great Qin Dynasty. From now on, you will no longer be maids serving others. Today is your happy day. Be brave and pursue your own good life if you like whoever you like. From now on, if your husband dares to bully you, you guys will come." Come to me and I will help you take revenge!”

Chen Xiu's words made the maids feel at ease, but one maid still timidly asked: "What if none of us are interested in her?"

Chen Xiu smiled grandly and said: "If you don't like me, you don't like me. Come and seek refuge with me. We women can support ourselves without relying on men. From today on, you don't have to wrong yourselves and can spend the rest of your life happily."

"Okay, let's get ready to go. Remember, it's you who have the initiative."

At the same time, Xu Fan was also helping the lucky ones among the 5000 Han troops organize their services.

Xu Fan said to the soldiers: "Today you have to improve your image. Everyone competes fairly. If you can't find a wife, you should blame yourself."

Li Yu, the commander of the camp, smiled and said: "Don't worry, King Han, I will start preparations before dawn."

The soldiers were extremely excited that they could marry a palace maid. Today, everyone took out their treasured winter uniforms, which are the Chinese tunic style of later generations. With various collars, epaulettes, and tall bodies, there are already eight soldiers of later generations. Very handsome.

Xu Fan looked at his soldiers and smiled: "A man depends on his clothes, and a horse depends on its saddle. Today you look more than ten times more handsome than usual. You will definitely have a good marriage today."

The soldiers smiled and assured Xu Fan: "Don't worry, King Han, I will definitely find a good wife."

Xu Fan said again: "Remember, you must be civilized. It is best to be a little bookish. Don't always say that you are a male, and the mother and maidservants also use such dirty words."

"promise!"

Xu Fan thought for a while and said: "When you enter the venue later, you will start to enter the venue in a queue of 500 people, so that the palace ladies can see your majesty and majesty."

Wang Guan smiled and said, "The King of Han's proposal is good!"

So five thousand Han troops formed ten square formations, and they arrived at the square in front of Zhangtai Palace in the most orderly manner.

Many desks have been arranged here, with hundreds of various foods and fruits placed on them, basically following the buffet style of later generations.

"Papa papa!" neat steps began to be heard, and the palace maids who had arrived in the square looked aggressively in the direction of the sound. Soon they saw Han soldiers in gorgeous clothes walking over neatly, and there was a wave of A heroic spirit rushed towards his face.

Many people in the palace sighed inwardly: "What a man!"

Due to the clothes on his body, the palace maids at least did not think that the soldiers were ugly, and they were somewhat looking forward to this blind date.

When the soldiers saw thousands of young women, they were all extremely happy, but the discipline brought by long-term training allowed them to stabilize their bodies.

Xu Fan looked at the two parties and smiled and said: "Today's blind date can be said to be a match between men and women. As the saying goes, gentlemen are good at marrying each other, and after interacting with each other, those with suitable temperaments will get married. As long as they get married, I will give you 100 acres. With a good farmland, a house, and a cow, you can raise your children and live a happy life. Okay, I won’t say much more, you can just eat and chat here!”

After speaking, Xu Fan took Chen Xiu and other personnel and left here, leaving only the Han soldiers and the palace maids.

At first, the atmosphere was a bit awkward. Such a large-scale blind date was unprecedented. No one knew what to do. The two groups remained in a stalemate for a long time.

Finally, Wang Guan fell in love with a woman and walked over and said, "I, Wang Guan, the commander of the Han Army, I wonder if this lady is willing to communicate with someone."

The woman blushed and followed Wang Guan to the dining table. Wang Guan helped the woman get some food, and then the two started talking.

With this good start, the soldiers of the Han army began to look for the objects of their choice, and the atmosphere became lively.

At the same time, Xu Fan and Chen Xiu stood on the city wall, watching the men and women communicating below with great joy.

Chen Xiu asked: "Why doesn't the king accept a few beauties?"

Xu Fan grabbed Chen Xiu's hand and said, "You are enough!"

(Don’t call the protagonist hypocritical, all Mohists respect women. These are the people who promoted equality between men and women decades ago)
(End of this chapter)