warring states careerist

Chapter 165
When Jiao He noticed the change of the Mo Zhe, the Mo Zhe had already controlled the situation in Peiyi.

The volunteers and Mohists were stationed in the city and controlled most of the streets.

The people who gathered in the name of preparing to dig a canal appeared outside Peiyi after distributing weapons.

The soldiers guarding the city had already been controlled by the Mohists. Except for the south gate, the rest of the city gates were all closed.

The guards of the city gate are the most elite and well-organized Beichengmen of the Mohists.

Shi was still talking there, the things he talked about were not for the little officials, nor for the people in the end, but for the spies who were hiding in Peiyi and had the ability to wander around. Businessmen from other countries listened.

It was originally just a seemingly fair selection of talents, because the Mohists didn't value those "talented talents" at all, but it was turned into an event that preached "the princes and generals are better than each other", "everyone is equal in the world", etc. Gatherings of extremist ideas.

Many ideas of talent selection need to be practiced so that people can understand them more clearly, and they also need to use their own tongue to clarify many hidden internal rules.

Just when he was about to say the last rule, Mo Chengzi waved at the restless little officials and blew the wooden whistle on his chest.

Almost at the same time, the Mozhe swordsman, who had already been prepared, suddenly drew out his dagger, and with lightning speed, captured all the petty officials on the imitation list.

In the short-term chaos of the crowd, they stood tall and shouted: "Don't panic! Mohists benefit the world and eliminate harm to the world! You haven't harmed the world, so why panic?"

The evil name of Mo Chengzi has long been spread in Peiyi. Even though the township does not belong to Peiyi, many people in Peiguo Township also live in Peiyi.

In addition, those who were hanged by the Mozhe in the village pavilion were still hanging outside the city, and the onlookers were nervous when they saw the Mozhe suddenly attack.

But just like parents need a red face and a white face, Shi usually looks cheerful, looks harmless to humans and animals, and has enough prestige in Peiyi.

As soon as he shouted, the crowd suddenly fell silent.

"Now, let me clarify the last criterion for selecting talents: Anyone who breaks the ban, violates the order, violates the law, or harms the world is not allowed to participate."

"Mo Zhe announced that he would forbid... and others to participate in this selection of talents on the charge of harming the world."

After he read the names of the petty officials who had colluded with Wu Zhu, he asked the crowd without mentioning the charges, "Do you know why they harmed the world?"

The people have either personally experienced or heard of the crimes against Wu Zhu by the Mohists. It is well known in Peiyi that these officials have colluded with Wu Zhu.

If it is appropriate to ask in two years, perhaps no one dares to answer.

But now, with Mo Zhe's swordsman beside him, and there are Mo Zhe or righteous teachers in the city behind him, how can everyone not dare?

"Collude with witches to make money!"

"Seize the public land!"

"The granting of land is uneven!"

"Steal and sell the car!"

All kinds of crimes that he either knew for sure or guessed by himself, just shouted out like this.

Shi listened for a while, and said: "Since everyone knows about these crimes, isn't it wrong for Mohist to set the rules that these people cannot participate in the selection of talents?"

"Correct!"

"Exactly!"

The crowd shouted, several petty officials turned pale, and only one person was able to support himself, and couldn't help asking: "Shi! Why did the Mohists arrest us?"

Shi laughed and said, "Because you are harming the world."

To hide the panic in his words, the little official laughed and said, "I don't know that there is such a crime in this world! Don't you Mohists emphasize the law of all peoples? Don't you emphasize only harm and innocence? Why do you arrest us?" ?”

Shi shook his head and said: "You have not committed a crime or violated the law. It is only because you are harming the world that the Mohists want to punish you. In the name of benefiting the world, this is not the first time we have done such a thing."

The little official roared angrily: "Could it be that the princes and nobles are harming the world, and you will do the same?"

This question has already been explained before, and at this time I explained it again, and then said: "You have not violated the law, so it is not the law that punishes you, but Mohist's desire to benefit the world. If you have any enmity, you can deal with it at will." The inkers come, we are not afraid.”

What he said didn't have the slightest sternness.

Soon the state of Song was going to be in chaos, and the Jin Dynasty was focused on competing with Chu for hegemony. Within a few years, no force could threaten the Mohists in Pei County.

He retreated to the back, imitating Chengzi to come forward with a blank face, and several Mohists escorted the three Wu Zhu from the beginning, and identified one by one among the small officials who colluded with Wu Zhu to amass money, which can be said to be conclusive.

As for the way to deal with it, there is a precedent for the Wuzhu incident last time, and many people have already guessed the way Mo Zhe dealt with it.

Sure enough, after Mo Chengzi read out the property that these petty officials embezzled privately, he read: "The above money will be collected according to their usual lending interest. The amount is as follows:..."

"If the land, property, gold and jade cannot be replenished, they will go to the mine to dig iron ore to repay the debt of the people. The young children in the family and those who are confirmed to be ignorant will be exempted from hard labor. Those who know the knowledge and those who have enjoyed the money will And go to the mines to work. Or die, or pay off."

"Slaves, children, scribes, son-in-laws, and prostitutes in the family are all under the jurisdiction of the Mozhe first, and they will make a living for them after one year."

After he finished speaking, those little officials still wanted to shout out the truth, because Cheng Zixin had already explained the truth clearly, but I don't want to listen to your reasoning, but after talking a lot, his voice has become hoarse, so he may not be willing to say it.

Nodding to the Mohists, they immediately rushed up and took off the jaws of those petty officials, or closed their mouths with hemp ropes.

The Mohists who were waiting nearby immediately passed the news to those colleagues who were waiting to search their homes for accounting, and there were cries in the distance.

The nearby people have seen it once, and they know that what the Mohists do will not harm them. I don't know who took the lead to say hello,

Soon, there was a sound of applause, which complemented the distant cries.

After everyone calmed down, he said, "The Mohist wants to benefit the world, but also to rule according to the law. I think you have heard about the law between the villages and pavilions."

In the past two years, the living standards of the rural pavilions where the Mohists have penetrated have continued to improve, the yield per mu has increased, and the by-products have increased. In addition, there is no tax collection for the time being. It can be said that the living standards are much higher than that of ordinary people in Peiyi.

It is because people go to high places and water flows to low places. Everyone hopes for a better life for themselves. It is just separated by a city wall. The farmers outside the city are doing well, but the farmers in the city are not doing well. look forward to.

Hearing Mo Zhe say this, someone has already shouted out words such as knowing and willing.

Shi said: "In the village pavilion, there is an agreement among all the people. You have all heard of this."

"Today, the Mohist proposed the agreement of Peiyi. Whether you agree or not, it depends on you to admit it."

"The villages and pavilions are different from yours. They are grouped into groups, each elects representatives, and then selects the people who will go to the meeting. The number of people is not large. In Peiyi City, this is not the case. Let's make it clear today. Five days later, we will discuss whether to go outside the city. Approved, or amended."

"Everyone, please don't mess up, listen to me and finish all the laws and regulations!"

The nearby Mohists and book secretaries who are in charge of communicating have already been in place, so it can be said that they are very familiar with it.

A reform plan for Peiyi drafted internally by the Mohist, which is applicable to the local dialect of Peixian County.

"One: land tax and land tax."

"From the spring of next year, all military gifts will be added to the private fields."

"All registered farmers no longer need to work on public land for military payment, and all military payment is equally shared among individual private acres, and the per-mu tax is the same."

"With a limit of one year, the Mohists will teach farming skills. Anyone who can master it and who has been farming in the public land they belong to can buy the public land, or they can buy it in groups of five."

"There is no need to pay in one lump sum for the purchase of public land. Those who are qualified by the Mohists can pay back the money for the purchase of public land in ten years."

"Among them, the Mohists can borrow ironware from those who can master the farming skills, and they will pay it back in three years. Those who have mastered the farming skills can also form a group of five, and they will have priority in obtaining cattle and horses."

"Qiu Jia Fu and Pima Qiu Niu Fu are abolished and shared equally among the private mu tax. The cattle and horses of all the public offices in Pei County are temporarily under the jurisdiction of the Mohist."

"All scholars and nobles will no longer bear the military tax. The serfs whose land is sealed off will all pay taxes to Pei County. Anyone who is threatened by the nobles will be punished by the nobles. The specific punishment will be discussed in five days."

"The private land of the nobles must be reported in full before May. Anyone who conceals it will be punished by five times the tax; anyone who does not recognize or pass it on to the renter will belong to the renter."

"All nobles pay all taxes, there are no special exceptions. Those who do not pay will have their land confiscated to make up for it, and it will be sold by Pei County to the public."

"All public land and private acres should be measured before May. The specific tax rate will be tentatively determined by the Mohist, and will be discussed after five days."

"Anyone who has no land can go to Peiguo Township to register before December of this year. It will be arranged by the Mohist, or arrange farming, or arrange all kinds of labor."

"All fields cannot be bought or sold within three years."

"All wasteland reclamation needs to be reported to the Xiangting and Peiyi land officials. If the reclamation is approved, the tax will be exempted for three years, and the tax rate will be determined after three years."

"Anyone who is willing to cultivate grass can register in Peiguo before December, and the Mohist will prepare iron farm tools and pay off in three years."

His voice wasn't too loud, but the surrounding area was eerily quiet. Even though Peiyi was a city, there were still a large number of farmers in the city.

To be precise, they are the real "population" of Peiyi in the Song Dynasty, because it was difficult for the Song Dynasty officials and nobles to govern fifty miles away from the city wall.

A large number of farmers are naturally most concerned about the reform of the private mu tax.

Taxes and taxes are not the same. Most of the harvest in public fields is taxes, and a small amount is taxes.

Tax land and endowment land are different in name.The public land used as tax land is nominally used for sacrifices; the public land used as tax land is nominally used for war.

But in fact, since the Spring and Autumn Period, no one has followed such rules, and even from the very beginning, it was only an ideal society that existed on bamboo slips.

Private mu tax reform, but the public land tax has not disappeared, the tax system of the entire Song State is chaotic, so when it is appropriate to talk about the reform of the private mu system, it immediately caused a sensation.

This is... an unprecedented event.

(End of this chapter)